to entertain; to make welcome
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to accept; to receive; to agree
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
commander; general; leader
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
way; method; means; resource; course
consolatory look; comforting look
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still