potato (Solanum tuberosum)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
built-in audience; regular customers
to increase; to add to; to augment
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
Helen; Helene; Hellen; Heren; Herren
by today; before the day is over
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
imposing stance; daunting pose
way of asking; way of listening; listener
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
persecution complex; paranoia
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)