small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
distinction; discrimination
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
sign of remorse; indication of regret
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
quarrel; dispute; argument
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to ask a question; to ask questions
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing