tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
living thing; organism; creature; biology
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
kitchen; financial situation
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to ask a question; to ask questions
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food