outside the city area; suburbs
will; testament; last request
shoulder roast (e.g. of lamb)
imperial influence; assimilation of new territory
creative cookery; creative cuisine
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
secret technique; secret art
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
blood vessel; blood relationship
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
killing time; staving off boredom
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...