innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
many; numerous; various; large number of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
Japanese food; Japanese meal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
but; however; provided that
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
home area; home town; local
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
not yet known; unknown; strange
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to put into the mouth; to eat