extra effort; one small touch; small twist
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
quiet; still; surreptitious
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
(United States of) America; USA
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
beforehand; in advance; previously
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
pure sake; pure rice wine; undiluted sake; unadulterated sake
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be responsive; to show immediate results
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
question; inquiry; enquiry
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity