adoption; selection; choice
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
even though; despite; when
nursing; (protective) care
welfare institution; welfare facility
official business; public business
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
superior; superiors; senior
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
orphanage; children's home; foster home
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
set meal; special (of the day)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
powdered cheese; cheese powder
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)