supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
level ground; plain; flatland
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to push away; to push aside; to shove
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
... and westward; west of
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to walk around; to travel around
cooking; food preparation
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
female university student; female college student
trio; gang of three; threesome
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
sweet and sour; bittersweet
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit