so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to feel; to sense; to experience
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such; like that; in that way
to thrust before; to thrust at
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
pieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
regret; repentance; remorse
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
two persons; two people; pair; couple
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
script; libretto; scenario
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to gather; to collect; to assemble
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?