shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
boiled and half-dried bonito
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
store interior; inside of a shop
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
attractive middle-aged man
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
over-fond parent; doting parent
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining