English(-language) literature; British literature
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
nothing but; none other than
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
somehow; for some reason or other
street; quarter; district; area
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
tingling; stinging; pungently
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
at once; immediately; right now
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
rice and curry; curry rice