thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
as before; as ever; as it was originally
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
it is I who should say so
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
development (of film); photographic processing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly