fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
hey there; I say; see here
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
person concerned; interested party; related party
when it becomes; when it comes to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
both; both sides; both parties
natural hair; hair without anything on it (e.g. styling products)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
small shot bar with an all-female staff
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering