sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be kind to; to treat kindly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
calming down; quieting down
substantial matter; significant item
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
age thirty; one's thirties
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
heating; application of heat
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap