praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
sōmen; fine white noodles
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
boiled water which has cooled; vessel used to cool hot water
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much