all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
it's been a long time; long time no see
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
set meal; special (of the day)
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)