to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
meal set before one; women's advances
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
unconfirmed; unidentified
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to burst (open); to break; to split
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
whichever one chooses; either way
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
body and soul; mind and body
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
cake served with tea; teacake
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling