standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
kitchen; financial situation; finances
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
source of river; fountainhead
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
base (e.g. of an ointment or suppository)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
small saucepan; small pot
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
potato chips; potato crisps
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
since when; from when; how long
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
simple and clear; plain and simple
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
unrequited love; one-sided love