rice-based or centered diet (centred)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
earth science; geoscience
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting