small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to have a meal together; to sit at table
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to relax; to feel at home
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
established practice; custom
festival; feast; carnival
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
one more time; once more; once again
will not do; do not; does not
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)