container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
proposal; offer; request; application
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be splendidly handsome
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to indicate; to show; to point to
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
most of all; extremely; supremely
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)