meal ticket; meal voucher
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
just because; even if; even though
must not; should not; do not
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
since then; from that time; ever since
calamity; disaster; misfortune
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
no, not like that (but like this)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
interior design; interior; upholstery
somewhat below; slightly below
French; French food; French cuisine
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
family vacation; family trip
just a minute; small quantity
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
local specialty; local special dish
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born