to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
setting a place; setting the table
all present; all concerned; all of us
head; lead; vanguard; first
carrying voice; well-projected voice
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stay calm; to keep cool
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
unqualified; without qualifications
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
demon of ill health; disease
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
banquet or reception hall