local specialty; local special dish
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
white fish; fish with white flesh
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to distract one's attention
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
cannot be helped; unavoidable
older sister; lass; young lady
hello; good day; good afternoon
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
had better ...; had better not ...
to taste; to try (food or drink)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
cold; coldness; chilliness
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
moisture; humidity; dampness
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
surveillance system; monitoring system
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling