local specialty; special product (of a region)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cooking; food preparation
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
all over Japan; throughout Japan
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
around the world; throughout the world
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to accept; to receive; to agree
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
reform; reformation; reorganization
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)