far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
again; once more; a second time
several minutes; a few minutes
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
home area; home town; local
to face on; to look out on to
hot spring district (within a town)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent