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)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to taste; to try (food or drink)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
forked tree; forked branch
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
paste (form); (as a) paste
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
cold storage; refrigeration
several weeks; a few weeks
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
last night; yesterday evening
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
enumeration; citation; listing
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
interference; meddling; butting in
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be able (to); to be possible (to)