to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
annual function; annual event
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
(as discordant as) fire and water
(arch.) to crumple; (arch.) to collapse; to press; to urge; to rush
to be conspicuous; to stand out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to carry something into a place
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
should not be; must not be
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
small change; coins; small sum of money
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)