department store; department
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
cost reduction; cost saving
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
community-based; local-based
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
be (that) as it may; having said that
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
sugariness; saccharinity; carbohydrate
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
(arch.) to annotate; to write down
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
ideally; if one were to wish for more
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
taste; palate; sense of taste
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
catch (fish) of the river; products of the river; fruits of the river
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
thought; consideration; thinking
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot