food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
all; entire; whole; altogether
three sides; small offering stand
dining with one's superior; dining with one's superiors
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
battlefield; battleground
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
low-ranking courtier not permitted into the imperial audience hall; commoner-rank official; ordinary person; commoner; peasant
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; entry to the imperial court (in the Heian period)
receptionist; welcoming committee
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
setting a place; setting the table
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
appointed time; timetable; schedule
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
touché; you've got me there
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly