cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
shellfish; seashell; shell
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down