to flavor; to flavour; to season
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to have the privilege of doing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
madder red; dark red; crimson
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
counter for chairs or seats
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
time; season; period; phase; stage
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
one grade; first-class; primary
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to revere; to respect; to worship
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)