village headman; village mayor
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
generation; the world; the age
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
reason; cause; circumstances
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
disintegration; self-destruction
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to entertain; to make welcome
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
jellied fish or meat broth
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell