to talk; to chat; to chatter
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be given up; to be discontinued
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
English-Japanese; English-Japanese dictionary
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
government; administration
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(courteous) invitation; call
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
a question from the emperor
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
name; given name; first name
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet