old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
viewer; (television) audience
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
with rice stuck on one's face
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
pistol; handgun; revolver
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design