participation; joining; entry
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
what kind of; what sort of; what
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
by myself; in person; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
how; in what way; by what means
for example; for instance; e.g.
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)