menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
deceased; late; dead; departed
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hardship; suffering; privation; adversity
visit to the United States
(product of) nature; born (musician)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to be brought to mind; to come to mind
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface