autumn, season of the tastes
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
high octane; high octane gasoline; high-octane petrol
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
drinking party; get-together
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly