quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
correctly; properly; accurately
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)