dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
as a child; when one was a child
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
hey there; I say; see here
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
this for sure; certainly is
alone; by oneself; on one's own
older brother; elder brother
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly