end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
sampling food; tasting; trying
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to say; to tell; to state; to do
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
this occasion; at this time; now
large amount of money; great cost
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)