to be lacking in options; to be too few
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
to entertain; to make welcome
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
inscrutable; incomprehensible
reinforcement; strengthening
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
arrogant; haughty; insolent
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
first time; first; initial
success; prosperity; boom
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
happiness in the next world
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
snake; serpent; large snake
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)