raw materials; ingredients
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
long-awaited; much-awaited
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to bite off; to gnaw through
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
above the knee; on one's lap
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
thinking back now; looking back
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to shed light; to cast light
all over Japan; throughout Japan
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh