as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
by today; before the day is over
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
main temple; main building of a shrine; Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
in accordance with; according to
dry riverbed; river beach
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to cause someone to worry
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
may ... be with you; may there be ...
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
keep up your strength; chin up!
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
one bow; one salute; one greeting
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then