to unfold; to unroll; to open
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
type of popular literature from the late Edo period
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
rather; sooner; preferably
literary art; literary activity; writing
caller; visitor; company; guest
to rise; to erect; to get up
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
goatee; drooping moustache
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
three times a day (of meals)
smacking one's lips (over food)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
freely; frankly; without reserve
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
somehow; for some reason or other
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for