to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
among these; between these; of these
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
food; food products; foodstuffs
cooperative; association; partnership
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to increase; to add to; to augment
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
amount of sugar; sugar content
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tide; current; tendency; trend
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
food boiled in sugared broth
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
such ... as; or some such
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of