appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
sampling food; tasting; trying
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
undisputed; entirely; perfect
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
the place for; the time for; the level of
comparatively; quite; rather
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
long ago; once upon a time
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to make a lasting impression
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration