Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
by itself; automatically; naturally
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
trio; gang of three; threesome
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
food packed in a wooden box
light brown; golden brown
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
before anything else; first of all
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to make one feel grateful
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize