smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
sound of something falling
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
hotcake; (American) pancake
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
government office; public office
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
Nagano (city, prefecture)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
place of residence; dwelling place
convenient; handy; useful
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
height (of body); stature
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)