to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
whichever one chooses; either way
edict; ordinance; proclamation
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
out of season; unseasonal
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style and served with udon
regional cuisine; local cuisine
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
all you can drink; bottomless cup
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
common people; ordinary people; masses
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe