piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
(unusually) dry rainy season
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Dragon King; promoted rook
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(apportioning) in small amounts
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
paper; note; document; bill
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum