it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
first warbling heard in a New Year
the first bonito of the season
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to go to; to visit; to call on
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
of course; certainly; naturally
second anniversary of a death
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
god of fortune; god of wealth
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
one's husband; one's wife
ruler's orders; master's orders
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression