absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
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
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
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
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
poor health; ill health; unhealthy