wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
ten; 10; ten years of age
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish; jumble; mess; muddle
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
seasoning; flavour; flavor
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
something like ...; something called ...
without accident; uneventfully; without ...