town girl; girl raised in a town
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
of course; certainly; naturally
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
ditch with running water; drainage channel
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
veil of darkness; curtain of night
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 wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
time; hour; period; class
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
royal capital; imperial capital
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
supply; provision; raising; procurement
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
way; method; means; resource; course
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase