China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
be (that) as it may; having said that
to put on airs; to assume importance
although; though; despite the fact that ...
here and there; in places
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
kitchen; financial situation
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
toddling; taking tottering steps
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
how long; how far; how much