brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
electricity; electric guitar
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
drinking and vomiting; coming and going
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
sound of a button or switch being pressed
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
glorious achievement; distinguished service
searching for someone; search for a missing person
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
carelessly; inattentively
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
cache; place to hide something
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
after the end (of something); post-
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem