serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
older brother and younger sister
personification; impersonation; embodiment
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to have a meal; to take a meal
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
to close down a business; to shut a business
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
early in the morning; early-morning
made in the winter (sake)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
two days before; day before yesterday
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
menstruation; period; time of the month
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
good policy; wise policy; best plan
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable