next;  following;  subsequent;  stage;  station
 miso;  fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans;  innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso;  key (main) point;  good part (of something);  weakling
 eggs;  egg;  (hen's) egg;  (an expert) in the making;  beginning;  origin
 heating;  application of heat
 nigirizushi;  hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
 crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
 common carp (Cyprinus carpio);  koi carp
 to soak (in);  to steep;  to dip;  to pickle;  to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
 to rot;  to go bad;  to corrode;  to weather;  to become useless;  to blunt;  to become depraved
 will;  probably;  may;  I think;  surely;  I hope
 to get used to;  to grow accustomed to;  to become skilled in;  to become experienced at;  to become tame;  to become domesticated
 fresh (e.g. fish);  lively;  spirited;  animated
 to obtain;  to come into possession of;  to get hold of;  to get one's hands on
 that being the case;  because of ...;  the reason is ...;  given that ...
 showing by a diagram;  illustrating;  representing graphically
 to clasp;  to grasp;  to hold (the answer);  to have (e.g. the solution);  to seize (power);  to hold (the reins)
 grasping;  gripping;  handful;  fistful;  handle;  grip;  rice ball
 natural;  right;  proper;  naturally;  as a matter of course;  rightly
 miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.);  cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.);  (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
 prototype;  model;  pattern;  archetypal
 Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo);  Yedo
 latter period;  second half;  late stage;  third trimester;  second semester
 far;  distant;  distant (past);  remote (in time);  distant (relationship or kinship);  having little to do (with someone);  far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 to burn;  to roast;  to broil;  to heat;  to heat up;  to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.);  to bake
 to boil;  to simmer;  to stew;  to seethe
 to steam (food, towel, etc.);  to be hot and humid;  to be sultry
 three;  three years of age
 to apply (a rule);  to be applicable;  to come under (a category);  to fulfill;  to hold true
 flame;  blaze;  flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger);  passion
 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto);  final word of an iroha poem;  10^16;  10,000,000,000,000,000
 quite;  entirely;  completely;  as if;  as though;  just like
 to practice magic;  to practise magic
 showy;  brilliant;  gorgeous;  florid;  gay
 being well versed (in);  being well acquainted (with);  being familiar (with);  (a boy's) first ejaculation;  spermarche;  semenarche
 perhaps;  possibly;  by some chance;  by some possibility
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 China;  Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane);  central part of a country;  main region;  province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)