sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
beauty of style; beauty of form
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
regular customer; valued client
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
your company; your shrine
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
decorum; propriety; politeness
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
set meal; special (of the day)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
drinking party; get-together
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
business discussion; negotiation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
without leaving any trace
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to take; to catch; to capture
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize