harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
reaching; attaining; arrival
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
taste; palate; sense of taste
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(water-filled) paddy field
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
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)