cooking; food preparation
living; lifestyle; living room
sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
long ago; once upon a time
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
polish; grinding; sharpening
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
temple; shrine; sanctuary
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
future prospects; promise
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
(clenched) fist; knuckles