victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
general; popular; common; typical
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
still better; even better
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
massing (of troops); gathering
that is to say; so that means
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to watch over; to watch attentively
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state