hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
strongish; somewhat strong
evening meal; supper; dinner
to be worn out (from domestic life)
to give the stamp of approval
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)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
an assortment; combination
large serving; large portion
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
four handed performance (on the piano)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
important person; strategic person; key figure
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food