going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to spread; to be propagated
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
chief; main; principal; important
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
evening sky; twilight sky
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
ultramarine colour (color)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
regional cuisine; local cuisine
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself