superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
reproachful; hateful; bitter
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
the lower classes; the common people
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
being good at cooking; good cook
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; transportation
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
virile; tough; masculine; intense
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)