teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
in this way; thus; such; uh...
exclusive; attached to; specialist
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
subtracting points; points deducted
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
thought; consideration; thinking
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
promotion; raising of status
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest