one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
just because; even if; even though
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
kitchen; financial situation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
grotesque; disgusting; gross
sampling food; tasting; trying
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
selection; choice; option
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
Okinawan dish of pig ears
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
something; some kind of; for some reason
to hand over; to surrender