common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
anything and everything; just about everything
all for the best; what is right
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
worry; mental agony; heartache
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
separate room; special room
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
all; entire; whole; altogether
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
food and (alcoholic) drink
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
this and that; one thing or another
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
founder of a religious sect
to replace; to move; to change the position of
writing on someone's behalf
congratulations; greetings
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
dictation; verbal statement
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)