to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
personal (employee); employed; retained
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
way of speaking; profession
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
mountain chain; mountains
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
setting a place; setting the table
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
relish; gusto; appreciation
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
financial power; financial means; wealth
calamity; disaster; accident
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society