contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
refined; admirable; superb
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
establishment (of a business); founding
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
national character; regional character
some book; book about that subject; books
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)