water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
strongish; somewhat strong
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
seasoning; flavour; flavor
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
loach stew; loaches boiled in soy sauce with stewed eggs and slivered burdock root
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to become better; to improve
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
probability; likelihood; chances
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
I see; that's right; indeed
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
(artificial) fly; fly lure
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)