raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
final scene; the end; finale
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wandering; rambling; roaming
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
large tree; big tree; huge tree
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
to be photographed; to be projected
script; libretto; scenario
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit