taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
the treasure that is children; child
to be needed; to be wanted
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
regulation; adjustment; control
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing