invitation; introduction; temptation
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
sharply; harshly; stingingly
close; intimate; on good terms
to like; to love; to be fond of
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
picking; collecting; harvesting
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
this, that and the other; this and that
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out