funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
large number (of); many; majority
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
invitation; introduction; temptation
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
scene; spectacle; sight; view
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
world; society; people; the public
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
honor; honour; credit; prestige