wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
pessimism; disappointment
at the meeting; on the occasion
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
use; utilization; utilisation; application
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
simply; merely; only; solely
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
as usual; as is one's habit
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
thousands; great number of; variety
to amuse oneself; to make merry
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
prickling; stinging; tingling
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
originally; by nature; from the start