to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
Oriental medicine; Eastern medicine
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
party in full swing; party at its peak
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
stir-fry; stir-fried food
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Chinese rhubarb (Rheum officinale); rhubarb root (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
different culture; foreign culture
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva; hornet larva
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
entomophagy; insect eating
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
source of protein; protein source
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
charcoal; charred remains