innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
old ceremonial court dress
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
wooden house; woodframe house
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
with great caution; gingerly
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation
for lack of anything better to do
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
each locality; each place; each region
rural district; farming area
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
imported article; imported goods
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
creeping; crawling; sneaking
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
window frame; window sill
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
rice reaping; rice harvesting
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
fragile item; broken article