handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to put into the mouth; to eat
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle