mound made in the image of Mt. Fuji
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
good-quality; superior in quality
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
(another person's) younger sister
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
make good use of; make the most of
difficult problem; challenge
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
what kind of business; what sort of matter
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive