your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in soy
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
financial institutions; banking facilities
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
audience (with a person of high standing)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
university graduate; having graduated from university
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
packhorse; workhorse; hack
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
foreign; abroad; overseas
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
body; group; party; company; troupe
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Japan's envoy to Sui dynasty China
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
donation; presentation; gift
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")