fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
patient; unhurried; leisurely
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
fat; tallow; lard; grease
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
convenient thing; harmonious, well-made thing; things always work out
eccentric; crank; oddball
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous