equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock
good feeling; feeling good
to lie down; to throw oneself down
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
one meal; one meal (a day)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(your) daughter; young woman
definite decision; final decision
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)