maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
secret base; hideout; hidden position
river fish; freshwater fish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
lightly pickled vegetables
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
grated daikon; daikon grater
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
food; food products; foodstuffs
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
one revolution; one rotation
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
radiant smile; contented smile
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
priority level; degree of relative priority
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention