state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
... years old; age (of) ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
such; like that; that sort of
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
about; on; regarding; per; for every
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
cooking class; cookery school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony