foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
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)
no need to guess; certainly
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to taste; to try (food or drink)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
curious; strange; unusual
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
as usual; as is one's habit
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny