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
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
pistol; handgun; revolver
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
as everyone knows; needless to point out
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly