to send or direct a person to
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
stagnation; hindrance; delay
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
sake that has been kept in a wooden cask; cask sake; barreled sake
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
true intention; underlying motive
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be impolite; to be discourteous
that day; the very same day
inspection; examination; survey
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
four-legged tray for festive food
cooking; food preparation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks