indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
every year; yearly; annually
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
lightly pickled vegetables
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
matcha salt; salt mixed with powdered green tea
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough