seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
reading partway; leaving half-read
library; book collection; paperback book
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
tingling; stinging; pungently
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to put into the mouth; to eat
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
secret; private; surreptitious
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother