not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
fee; charge; rate; material
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
lower half of the body; nether parts
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thought; consideration; thinking
smallish; on the small side
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to put into the mouth; to eat
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking