cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
to shake off; to throw off
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to break the silence; to break one's silence
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
hey there; I say; see here
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
the other day; a few days ago
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to comb down; to smooth down
rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. TV); bezel-less (e.g. smartphone)
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
recovering one's spirits; rejuvenation; refection
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to pack (e.g. an assortment of goods); to put together
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake