ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
relatively; comparatively
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
without; but if; otherwise; or else
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
skill; dexterity; master hand
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
star snapper (species of fish, Lutjanus stellatus)
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
heap; pile; stack; full measure
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted