room occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
bowl of rice with food on top
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
regular customer; valued client
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
financier; business leader
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita); German camomile
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
early to bed early to rise
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
filtration; filtering; percolation
sorry; excuse me; thank you
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
to be settled; to be brought to an end
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)