notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
skill; dexterity; proficiency
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
traditional; conventional
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
outline; summary; argument
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to settle (in a place); to settle down
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide