accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
route; way; course; directions
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
briskly; quickly; promptly
setting a place; setting the table
inexpert or untrained eyes
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
while crying; tearfully; in tears
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
teacup (small, without a handle)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook