Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
separate day; another day
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
to begin purchasing; to purchase
suitable or moderate temperature
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
untouched; unused; intact
to be full of pride; to be boastful
blank space; margin; blank canvas
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
close; intimate; on good terms
directionality; directivity
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to overflow from something full
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
not understanding; not knowing
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
postponement; deferment; adjournment
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned