dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
retainer; vassal; servant
shoji (paper sliding door)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
kitchen; financial situation
fat; tallow; lard; grease
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
(fish or vegetables) pickled in sake lees
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive