going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down
clearing (land); excavating
droopy (e.g. of skin); drooping
field ration (Sengoku period)
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
aggression; invasion; raid
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
white sauce; béchamel sauce
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
flying column; detached force
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
dispute; argument; contention
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
attack; drive; advance; invasion
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
nutritional value; food value
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit