It's been exactly ten years since I hypothesized that rice cakes would originally mimic the shape of a heart, so I wrote this book to commemorate the occasion. Not because that assumption is now a certainty. I was only taking slow steps to explain it. Therefore, except for Ban Kokei's invention on the significance of eating between meals, I only tried to think about what my predecessors had not yet figured out.
hypothesize（動）仮説を立てる
mimic（名）模倣
commemorate（動）記念する
assumption（名）仮定
predecessor（名）前任者、先行者
I make a rather hyperbolic argument in the opening sentence, which was necessary to say a decade ago. The aims and methods of local studies and one-nation folklore, which we began to advocate at that time, have become almost universally known, but I would like to document this for the record. If you find this discussion annoying, start with Section 6. My point is simply to acknowledge that everyday life still has many hidden problems, such as food.
hyperbolic（形）大げさな
advocate（動）主張する
Since then, with the help of many kind comrades, numerous details of these realms have already come to light. We are trying to classify them and publish a vocabulary related to eating and drinking. I pray for a peaceful world soon so this glossary can be printed and published safely.
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