he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to finish reading; to read through
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
nature; property; disposition
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
3000; three thousand; many
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)
one's homeland; one's old home
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
husband and wife; married couple
briskly; quickly; promptly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
one's way back; one's way home
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
individual; private person; personal; private