seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
delicious; appetizing; appetising
finally; barely; only just; gradually
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate