to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
happy memory; sweet memory
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
living by oneself; living alone
to lie down; to throw oneself down
wide-mouthed (bottle, jar, etc.); shallow bowl for displaying arranged flowers
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to make a speech; to address
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)