restless; fidgety; in a hurry
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
such ... as; or some such
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
London Paddington station
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
image; figure; figure; form; image
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
family; members of a family
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?