slow food (as opposed to fast food)
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
video game hardware; video game console
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
finally; in the end; on top of all that
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
one's mental make-up (structure)