to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
existence; possession; having; limited company
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
drifting; drift; being adrift
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
outrageous lie; outright lie
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
reaction; response; reaction
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer