nine;  nine years of age;  twelve o'clock (old time system)
 extravagant;  lavish;  opulent;  luxurious;  magnificent;  splendid
 I;  me;  oneself; (arch.)  you; (arch.)  prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
 to face (each other);  to be facing;  to be directed toward (the future, etc.);  to be in response to;  to receive (a client, etc.);  to compare with
 entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world);  treating (to food and drinks);  wining and dining
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 same;  identical;  equal;  anyway;  anyhow;  in either case
 menu;  bill of fare;  program;  programme;  schedule
 that way;  that direction;  there;  that (one);  you;  your family
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 debt;  loan;  liabilities;  borrowing money
 covered with;  stained;  smeared
 like this;  this sort;  this way
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 surplus;  margin;  leeway;  composure;  placidity;  complacency
 to be pretentious;  to put on airs;  to show off
 to be indelibly stained or ingrained;  to be dyed in deeply
 luxury;  extravagance;  to live in luxury;  to indulge oneself;  lavish (use of something);  abundant
 to come out;  to fall out;  to fade;  to discolour;  to wear a hole (e.g. clothes);  to leave (e.g. a meeting);  to be clear
 skillful;  skilful;  delicious;  appetizing;  fortunate;  splendid
 prawn;  shrimp;  lobster;  crayfish
 sky;  heaven;  God;  svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth);  deva (divine being of Buddhism);  top (of a book);  sole (of a Japanese sandal)
 how many years;  how long;  what year
 style;  manner;  way;  after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year);  for the first time in (period of time)
 hm;  um;  huh?;  what?;  nuh-uh;  no
 for a moment;  for a minute;  for a while;  for some time;  for the time being;  for now
 to return;  to come home;  to leave;  to get home;  to get to home plate
 tea-server;  flatterer;  sycophant
 cooked rice;  meal;  food;  one's living;  livelihood
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 serious;  not joking;  straight
 strict order;  peremptory command
 simple;  plain;  modest;  frugal;  reserved
 to eat;  to live;  to make a living;  to bite;  to sting (as insects do);  to tease;  to torment
 four-legged tray for festive food
 to call;  to invite;  to eat;  to drink;  to put on;  to wear;  to ride
 how (beautiful, etc.);  what a ...;  nothing worth mentioning;  nothing special;  of what name
 seeming to be;  appearing to be;  like;  similar to;  in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 beautiful;  pretty;  lovely;  sweet;  pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
 Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture);  sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
 feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures);  fiefdom;  province