to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tradition; legend; folklore
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
telephone call; telephone (device)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
speaking voice; talking voice
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
charcoal; charred remains