extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
testimonial; certificate of commendation
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
in case of; at that time; at this time
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
tedious; boring; being fed up with
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
many; much; plenty; hardly
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
other than; excluding; without
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
so; like this; in this way
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)