guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
all; entire; whole; altogether
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
that is to say; so that means
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
standing tall; towering; soaring
the other day; a few days ago
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be surprised; to be astonished
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
first meeting; first interview with
polite; respectful; reverent
relish; gusto; appreciation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
quietly; slowly; gracefully
bringing; taking; carrying
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
carving; engraving; chiselled features
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman