personal circumstances; one's own convenience
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
roadway; road; carriageway
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
yen (currency of Japan); circle
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
top hundred; hundred best
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
groundwater; underground water
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
unfortunately; regrettably
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
manners; behavior; behaviour
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance