price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
polite; respectful; reverent
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to grumble; to make difficulties
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
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)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Island; insula; island; islet
preliminary investigation; preparation
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead