Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
escape hatch; escape door
remote (work, device, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(writing, painting) brush
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(computer) command; command key; commando
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to replace; to move; to change the position of
older person with more life experience
cake served with tea; teacake
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to find out; to discover; to detect
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)