slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
small type or handwriting
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
moment by moment; hour by hour
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
recollection; reminiscence
(social) position; status
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to discuss; to talk together
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
complete change; about-face
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
Island; insula; island; islet
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
confiscation of property (Edo period)
property; fortune; assets
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
strange; rare; novel; curious