to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
order-taking; salesperson
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
while; even though; despite
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
letter; missive; note; mail
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
large amount of money; great cost
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host