if one is unlucky; if one is careless
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
in the meanwhile; during the time
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence