unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; food preparation
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
somewhere to go; place to go
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval