chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
to provide; to arrange; to install
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
in order; in turn; one by one
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
medical care; medical treatment
to bring; to take; to bring about
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
man among men; manly man; alpha male
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
biological child; one's own child
particularly; only; in the case of
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler