slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
strongish; somewhat strong
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
to get accustomed to using
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
an assortment; combination
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
everything; anything; nothing
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
natural virtue; personal virtue
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
that's the way it is; such is life
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic