somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
caller; visitor; company; guest
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
polite; respectful; reverent
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
sōmen; fine white noodles
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); conger eel; garden eel
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
charcoal grilling; char-grilling