condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to have a talk; to tell a story
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to recall; to remember; to recollect
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing