lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
waste of time; killing time
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to