potato (Solanum tuberosum)
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
cake or snack served with tea
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
destination; place one stays during a trip
areca palm (Areca catechu); betel palm
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
way of eating; how to eat
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
different culture; foreign culture
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to compose; to put together
plan; protocol; manifest; program
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan