(small) knife; short sword; small sword
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
life; living; I; me; student
moderate; proper; just right
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
untouched; unused; intact
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
drinking water; potable water
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
chief; main; principal; major
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
terrain; geographical features; topography
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(arch.) provincial governor's office; provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
men and women of all ages
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
transactions; dealings; business
product; produce; result; fruit
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile