eternal; unlimited; endless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
solid; substantial; substantive
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
discovery; detection; finding
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
reality; actuality; hard fact
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
the place for; the time for; the level of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
local specialty; special product (of a region)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
several years; a few years
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service