overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
systematic; regular; routine
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
hey there; I say; see here
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
first challenge; first try
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
way of talking; speaking style
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds