food and drink; eating and drinking
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
conference room; council room
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
descendant; posterity; offspring
ancestor; forefather; foremother
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
study; library; den; home office; reading room
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
several times (as large, over)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
in succession; one after another
birth; creation; formation
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
how long; how far; how much
society; company; the public; the world
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency