Vocabulary

backhoe; power shovel

someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail

someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu bug; kotatsu snail

intersection on a go board

deep-steamed green tea

crab shell (often ground or crushed and used as fertilizer); crab shell meal

rapeseed meal; rapeseed lees

fish meal

Thai food

medium thickness; medium width

high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood

weed suppression (by mulching, etc.)

walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind

weak stomach; non-stop diarrhea

share taxi

negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation

cooking oil; food oil

gamma oryzanol

overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence

durum flour

benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)

cyclic oligosaccharide

allergen

checklist

hand-pulling (noodles)

great flavor; great taste

dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard

cooking meat, fish, etc. over flames

whole milk powder

acesulfame-K; acesulfame potassium

functional drink; functional beverage

red cabbage

normal tire (as opposed to a winter tire, etc.); normal tyre; summer tire; summer tyre; non-winter tire

flowers and the moon

acesulfame potassium

pachinko

three people

blending ratio; combination ratio

cotoletta alla milanese; Milanese cutlet (of veal)