tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal
Imperial Household Agency
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
rough sketch; design; cartoon
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
postpartum; after childbirth
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
biological parent; real parent
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
whenever you want; any time you like
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext