Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
letter; missive; note; mail
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
knowing; (an) acquaintance
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to come to one's senses; to calm down
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
way of speaking; intimation
to torment; to torture; to harass
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
(giving) instruction; initiation
deed; act; work; performance
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
parting; separation; farewell
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone (in go)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
more than usual; especially; particularly
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to show up; to appear; to turn up
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable