ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
infrared data communication
program (e.g. TV); programme
writing songs or poems; poem
(Japanese-style) living room
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; curved gutter; (arch.) fool
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
very much; very many; more and more
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
Cochin (breed of chicken)
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
to be plump; to be chubby
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
exercise to help digestion
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks