ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
model change; model changeover; restyling; facelift
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
actual article; goods in stock; stocks
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
regular customer; valued client
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
watch store; watch dealer
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
how many people; a number of people
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
schoolgirl; female student
present; gift; to give a present or gift
Tokyo Imperial University
professor; teaching; instruction
Ikeda Kikunae (1864.10.8-1936.5.3)
food; food products; foodstuffs
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death