fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to offer for sale; to put on the market
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
clearing one's throat; cough
to bring back; to restore
every place; various places
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
two (long cylindrical things)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to begin; to set about; to start
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages