Vocabulary

sad tone (of music, words, etc.)

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

being choked with tears

good relationship

enough is enough; no further!

German bread

rye bread

raisin bread

Kaiser roll

table roll

pain de campagne (French sourdough bread)

over-commitment

lima bean

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

to mellow (e.g. personality)

person going (away)

debate; argument; lawsuit; (legal) dispute

royal capital; imperial capital

organic rice

alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

processed starch; modified starch

modified starch

gum tragacanth

brightening agent; glazing agent; polishing agent

coffee time; tea time; coffee break

(for the taste of something) to become apparent

biting; gnawing

emphatic sentence-ending particle

restaurant industry; dining-out industry

Chinese name

original fabric; whole cloth

desalinating with water; salt removal

over-the-top; thick; rich; heavy

keeping soil in good condition

unpolished rice powder; brown rice flour

monk's allowed daily necessities (clothes, food, etc.)

going elsewhere

patent pending