Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
three sides; small offering stand
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
bribe; sweetener; douceur
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to sniff out; to get wind of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
Yasuoka Shoutarou (1920.5-)
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable