Lang Son; Lang-son (Vietnam); Lanson
room occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
bowl of rice with food on top
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
regular customer; valued client
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
financier; business leader
waiver; weber (Wb) (unit of magnetic flux)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita); German camomile
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides