to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
footwear; footgear; shoes
richly colored; richly coloured
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
touting; tout; barker; pander
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to push aside; to brush aside
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
general idea; concept; notion
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly