hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to find out; to discover; to locate
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
setting on fire; setting afire
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
one's own child; one's own children
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
guard; sentinel; garrison
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
most part; greater part; majority
three days and three nights
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family