100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)
there's no smoke without fire
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
(made of) stone; stone-built
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
non-confidence; lack of confidence
identifier; distinguished name; DN
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
finding fault (with); being picky
south-southeast; south-south-east
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes