Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to express (in words); to confess
higher rank; better position
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
personality; style; appearance
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
caller; visitor; company; guest
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
residents of the capital; townsfolk
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
samue; monk's working clothes
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Korean alcoholic beverage made from flour or sticky rice; makkolli; makgeolli
large sake cup; gulping down (a drink); taking a swig of
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
same family (race, tribe)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer