regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
yearned for; longed for; missed
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to get drunk; to become tipsy
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
-less; lacking; non-existing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
small restaurant; eating house
to be given up; to be discontinued
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness