(for one's stomach) to rumble
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
motherland; fatherland; native country
river fish; freshwater fish
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
urban area; urban district
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to dry up completely; to become stale
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
relatively; comparatively
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
recommendation; endorsement
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
big catch (fishing); good haul
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to become sinewy; to behave formally
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
unsigned; without a signature
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.