to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
custom; habit; customary practice
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
meeting place; assembly hall
people; men and women; each person; everybody
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
relatively; comparatively
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
corridor; hallway; passageway
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hide; to keep to oneself
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner