Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
tenth day of the month; ten days
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
sundry; various; assorted
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
contradiction; inconsistency
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
polite; respectful; reverent
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
low (level, value, price, etc.)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
feeble; dejected; helpless; despondent
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)