table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
encouragement; urging; spurring on
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
bribe; money under the table
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
hot pink; shocking pink; bright pink
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
decline; fall; decay; withering
last days; the end; one's fate
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
under the guidance of; under the leadership of
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything