nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
absorbency; hygroscopicity
a new product joining a group of other products
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
living by oneself; living alone
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
mountain climbing; mountaineering
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
going home from work; on the way home from work
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
for use by children; for children
arrival of goods; goods received
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
the touch of; feel of; texture