to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
not necessarily so; is not always true
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
food (esp. for a medical diet)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to put on airs; to assume importance
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
prayer (for something); supplication
moment; brief space of time
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
idea (in Platonic thought)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
the world in general; society; convention
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice