Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
last soup served in a kaiseki course (often miso soup)
jellied dessert (e.g. yōkan); sweets with a high moisture content; fruit
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
why; how; for what reason
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
serves you right!; see what happens!
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
to exaggerate; to overstate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
influence; effect; impact
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
that's the way it is; such is life
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing