Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to rush back; to run back
hygiene; sanitation; health
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
sales promotion; hard selling
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to watch steadily; to stare
merit (esp. order of merit)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
level; standard; water level
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
with a start; with a jump
what sort of; what kind of; what way
female pig; sow; fat woman; perverted woman
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum