to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
carefree; free from worry
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
bento; Japanese box lunch
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
level; standard; water level
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
favourite horse; favorite horse
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to amuse oneself; to make merry
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
pale; pallid; bluish-white
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
several hundred; hundreds (of)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl