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)
(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
(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
collective responsibility; joint liability
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
the same night; that night
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion