food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
around the world; throughout the world
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
all over Japan; throughout Japan
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
cooking; food preparation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
local specialty; special product (of a region)
such; this sort of; like this
suffix for familiar person
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
of course; certainly; naturally