couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
family; members of a family
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
to recall; to remember; to recollect
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
perfect; complete; flawless
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand