good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
softness; comparatively soft
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
various countries; several countries
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
each; (arch.) you (plural)
right angle; perpendicular
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
symbol color; symbol colour
great person; eminent figure
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
question and answer session
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)