bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
superior; superiors; senior
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
perpetual youth and longevity
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
clear; precise; definite; distinct
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
moderate; proper; just right
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
the question remains; it comes into question
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
one grain; one drop; one bead
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
rare; strange; odd; peculiar