to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
party in full swing; party at its peak
evening cool; cool of the evening
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
along the road; along the way
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
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)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
of course; certainly; naturally
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
under the orders of; by order (command)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
social; societal; societary
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel