miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
ninja throwing knives; medieval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
predation; eating prey; preying upon
adamantite (super-hard metal in various games)
back off!; leave me alone!
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
classic; traditional; orthodox; proper
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.