to make coffee; to brew coffee
regular drinking; habitual drinking
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
lack of appetite; anorexia
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
blood purification; depuration
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
otherwise; or else; if not
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
country-bred; raised in the country
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
moderate; proper; just right
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
2nd day of the month; two days
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to be excited; to be elated
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment