Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
occupation; calling; livelihood
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
beginning; outset; first; onset
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to look upwards; to look up
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
peacherine; hybrid of a peach and a nectarine; cross between a peach and a nectarine
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures