Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
heap; pile; stack; full measure
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
through a (computer, etc.) screen
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
just because; even if; even though
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
bank; weir; embankment; levee
training wear; sportswear; activewear; tracksuit
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
with a splash; with a plop
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
drinking directly (from bottle, can, flask, canteen, etc.)
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
locomotive; (train) engine
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising