to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
travelling alone; solitary journey
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
thoughtful; deep-thinking
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
comparatively high; fairly expensive
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
like this; in this way; as you see
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
to say; to be pleased to say
promising without due consideration
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
heir; inheritor; successor
being adopted into the family of one's bride
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
curious; strange; unusual
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry