sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
book of registration; text of a play
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
way of reciting; way of telling a story
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
maid; helper; help; assistance
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
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)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
menstrual pain; period pain
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to get a (driver's) license