change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
that's right; yes; uh-huh
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
setting off (on a trip); departure
future (usually near); prospects
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
note (letter) left behind; will
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
natto (fermented soybeans)
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to steal or sneak or slip into
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the lower classes; the common people
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to behave well; to mind one's manners
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage