contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
elegance; taste; refinement
the staff; inside the department
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
depiction; description; portrayal
again (and again); once again; yet again
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
small saucepan; small pot
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
doing whatever one pleases
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to be born; to come into the world
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to stop; to quit; to put an end to