there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
relish; gusto; appreciation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
study; research; investigation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
location famous for production of something (usually food)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
lately; recently; nowadays
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
steady progress; rapid advance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
Japanese person; Japanese people
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to be inflated with pride
same; similar; (just) like; equal
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
noted product; local specialty
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell