fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
jellied fish or meat broth
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to be slippery; to be slimy
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)