male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
living room (Western style); sitting room
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
three sides; small offering stand
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia
one evening; some evenings
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
care; precaution; guarding; caution
tea and cakes; refreshments
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
artificial hill (in a garden)
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
bush clover (that blossoms in the autumn)
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
grated daikon; daikon grater
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to be given up; to be discontinued
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down