long (time); longstanding; for a long time
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
meaning; connotation; denotation
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
in proportion to; according to; depending on
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
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)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
moule; common (blue) mussel
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh