curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
residing; living; dwelling
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
pride; boast; credit (to)
close quarters combat; CQC
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
electrically powered; electric
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
it's been a long time; long time no see
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream