meeting place; assembly hall
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
rare; extraordinary; singular
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
horseplay; fooling around
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
nutritional value; food value
royal jelly (beekeeping, apiculture)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
from the beginning; from scratch
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
evidence; (positive) test results
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
one's house; one's home; one's family
course; route; path; process; stages
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to call a person's attention (to)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up