accurate; correct; precise; exact
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
at least; at most; (even) just
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
one's share; one's portion
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream