splendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara); orange-barred garden eel
spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)
monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
candidate (for an election)
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
latent disposition; inner feelings
mountain hamlet; mountain village
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
being good at cooking; good cook
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
living together; communal life; cohabitation
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
tattling; telling on (someone)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
every evening; night after night