to detest; to abhor; to loathe
complete change; about-face
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to be erected; to be built
succession; continuation; series; sequence
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
covered with; stained; smeared
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine