thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
contract price; successful tender price
department of agriculture
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
rottenness; decay; corruption
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
animal husbandry; livestock industry
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)