cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
coherence; order; focus; point
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
along the road; at the side of the road
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
firmly rooted; deep-seated
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to summon; to get used to call
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
vitality; energy; dynamism
literally; to the letter; literal
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty