to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
talk; recital; narration; topic
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
sampling food; tasting; trying
taste; palate; sense of taste
reopening; resumption; restarting
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
series of battles; successive battles
because of; owing to; due to
staying the night; lodging (at)
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
two days later; day after next; next day but one
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
difficult to ...; hard to ...
incident; affair; happening; event
invitation; introduction; temptation
just past noon; afternoon
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite