assortment; product lineup
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
double; twice (as much); twofold
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
being somewhat excited (agitated)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to try out the food at various restaurants
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape