to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
too (much); overly; excessively
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
disorder; chaos; confusion
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
refinement; elegance; grace
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
elegance; taste; refinement
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
what a blessing; how fortunate; thank goodness
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)