your visit; your presence
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
large banquet; (arch.) court banquet (Heian period)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
dining hall (at a temple)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
difficult problem or question
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
have to do; must; should; ought to
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
fortune-telling; divination
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
more and more; increasingly; all the more
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
setting off (on a trip); departure
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
among these; between these; of these
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
demonstration; show of force
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down