root crops; root vegetables
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
Italian food; Italian cooking
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
elder sister; effeminate man
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to get out of shape; to lose shape
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
dodgy dealings; monkey business
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
complete victory; total victory
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to gain fame; to make one's name
wearing one's hair in braids
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled