nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to encamp; to take up positions
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
in its entirety; whole; wholly
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)