farmer; farming family; farmhouse
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
breeding; raising; rearing
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
cold storage; refrigeration
showcase; display case; vitrine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
safe; vault; storage cabinet
natto (fermented soybeans)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(one) could even say that
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
armament; soldier's equipment