prosperity; flourishing; thriving
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
variety of goods; number of articles
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
representative; exemplary; model
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
land shark; land speculator
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
left side; left-hand side
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
sovereign; emperor; monarch
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
light brown; golden brown
well-cooked; well-done; browned
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
set meal; special (of the day)
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
heaven and earth; top and bottom
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres