serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
chamberlain; castle keeper
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ceremony fitting child with a hakama
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
urgency; exigency; emergency
being startled; getting a shock
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
weak constitution; ill health
shopping; purchased goods
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
forcibly; against one's will
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
source of revenue; financial supporter
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
using one's elbows as a pillow