multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
bed and food; eating and sleeping
every day and every night
celebratory banquet; feast
to sniff out; to get wind of
rafute; boned pork rib meat, cut into squares and stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth and sugar
Okinawan dish of pig ears
pork offal soup (specialty of Okinawa Prefecture)
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
calls and sounds made by insects
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
sobering up; method of sobering up
high-grade sake; fine drink
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
convenient; handy; useful
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation