Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
righteousness; justice; right
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
division into equal parts; equal parts
ice house; ice room; cold room
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
later on; eventually; afterwards
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
au (mobile phone operator)
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell