poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami); main table (at a wedding celebration)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
redoing; doing over again
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
treasure house; storage for valuable property
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
daguerreotype; daguerrotype
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be born; to come into the world
superstition; superstitious belief
meanwhile; in the meantime
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
running away; escaping on foot
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with