food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
the other day; a few days ago
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
serves you right!; see what happens!
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to get strong; to gain strength
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
the same rank; equality; apposition
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like