Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
of course; certainly; naturally
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
(United States of) America; USA
flour; meal; powder; dust
to be reminded of; to call to mind
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
older sister; elder sister
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
though; notwithstanding; although
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke