strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
very; extremely; excessively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)