Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
sowing; seeding; planting
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
(death from) starvation; starving to death
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
losing weight; slimming; lean person
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish