end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to get late; to advance; to wear on
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
calls and sounds made by insects
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
unusual space; other dimension
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hiding one's embarrassment
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(United States of) America; USA
great difference; major mistake
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid