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Proverb
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
Idiomatic expression
to depend on someone for food and lodging
Idiomatic expression
to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
volunteer-run cafeteria providing free or inexpensive meals to children and others in need
perishable food; perishables
Proverb
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
losing one's means of livelihood
Historical term
suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend
fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook
to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain
Abbreviation
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
hanger-on; dependent
someone who is received coldly
Familiar
third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)