spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to save; to leave over; to spare
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
incommunicative; taciturn
adult; adult; pornographic; explicit
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
nervousness; oversensitivity
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
entertainment; amusement; fun
don't you think?; indicates question
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when