to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
study; research; investigation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
mashed boiled green soybeans
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
such ... as; or some such
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally