regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
kitchen; financial situation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
regional cuisine; local cuisine
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to join together; to combine; to join up
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to recall; to remember; to recollect
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid