French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
delicious; tasty; good; nice
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
whispered conversation; whispering
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
personage; person (deserving of respect)
how much; how many; however
having no idea; having no clue
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
table manners; dining etiquette
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
on hand; readily available
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
every month; monthly; month by month
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
governor-general; governor; viceroy
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly