little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
snip snip; cutting (with scissors)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to leave a dish half-eaten
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
healthy; sound; wholesome
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
up in a tree; in the trees
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
public welfare; the people's livelihood
millilitre; milliliter; ml
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
water heater; water boiler
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
fishing gear; fishing tackle
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in