advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
assorted grains; cereals; millet
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
galette (esp. Breton galette)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
heart attack; myocardial infarction
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)