excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
just one person; only one
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
item-by-item discussion; itemized discussion; detailed exposition; detailed discussion
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
in good (perfect) order; in apple-pie order
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
Corinthian order (building style)
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
function; facility; faculty; feature
cannot be compared with; no match for
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
farming implement; farm tools