speaking voice; talking voice
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
extermination; expulsion; destruction
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
detached building; solitary house
shoji (paper sliding door)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
cancellation; abandonment
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
hey there; I say; see here
to rush back; to run back
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
explanation; interpretation
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
cost of a meal (or meals)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself