oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
superb view; picturesque scenery
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
license; permit; licence; certificate
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
in the mountains; among the mountains
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste