favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
common people; ordinary people; masses
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
food steam-boiled in an earthenware teapot
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to attract someone with food
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
bribe; money under the table
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
lottery; tombola; drawing
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
hotel voucher; accommodation voucher
battery-assisted bicycle; electric bicycle; e-bike
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance