wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
drawing blood; collecting blood
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
that; the matter in question
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
yearned for; longed for; missed
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to get drunk; to become tipsy
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible