soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
another; different; something else
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
strongish; somewhat strong
evening meal; supper; dinner
to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed
to give the stamp of approval
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
an assortment; combination
large serving; large portion
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
four-handed performance (on the piano)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
important person; strategic person; key figure
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing