to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
production (e.g. play); direction
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
loveable; very likeable; like very much
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
Japanese person; Japanese people
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
common knowledge; well-known fact
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly