place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
feeling; sense; impression
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
by myself; in person; by oneself
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
nice; good; well-executed
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
time; hour; period; class
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how; in what way; how about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
really; truly; indeed; good grief
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