sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
simply; merely; only; solely
nothing but; except; no more than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!