lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to clear up; to become cloudless
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time; season; period; phase; stage
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
attractive body; nice-looking body
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; plant-based
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)