embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
item; article; dish; course; finest item
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
impassioned speech; fervent speech
domestic affairs; internal administration
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to count on one's fingers
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
tone (of argument); tenor; drift