to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to apologize; to apologise
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be embarrassed for a reply
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
armed forces; military; troops
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
American continent; the Americas
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
in that manner; like that
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight