in advance; beforehand; previously
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
articles; supplies; parts
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
immediately; at once; instantly
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
no vacancy; full occupancy
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to hang (something) on the wall
standard; set; routine; decided
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
difficult to eat; unpalatable
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge