multitude of colors; multitude of colours
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
several hundred million years
to feel hungry; to get hungry
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
wheat straw; barley straw
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
paella (Spanish rice dish)
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to grumble about something (trivial)
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
supreme; greatest; highest; best
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
person with a bounty on their head
to be itching to put one's skills to use
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control