great mountain; large mountain
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to be intimate with; to befriend
cross; crossed; cruciform
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
covered with; stained; smeared
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just