entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) even once; (not) ever
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
is that so?; I see; right; oh
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
company president; manager; director
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sake brewer; sake brewery
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...