deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
obstruction of business; interference with business
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
writing (e.g. as a profession)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
complete works; complete collection; complete series
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
original intention; initial resolution
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
donation; contribution; endowment
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
appearance; air; condition; state; form
great wealth; enormous fortune
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
home delivery (of food); outside catering
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
first class plus; extra special
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
way of eating; how to eat
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)