chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
list price; regular price; established price
being left out; being ostracized
Seto Oohashi; Great Seto Bridge
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
to get (something) done cheaply; to keep costs down; to finish at low cost
to beat someone by ganging up on them
popular person; favorite; favourite
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
harmful animal; pest; vermin
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
different culture; foreign culture
reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible