sizzle (usu. in advertising); dazzle; (a) kicker
to feel hungry; to get hungry
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
another prefecture; other prefectures
the dark side; the seamy side
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
to be contrary to one's expectations
to become desperate; to give in to despair
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
fish-based cooking; fish dish
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to change the position of
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
death from cold; freezing to death
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
cache; place to hide something
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune