sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
to pierce through; to break through
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to squeeze out; to wring out
muddy water; red-light district
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
abstruse; occult; mysterious
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
regional cuisine; local cuisine
salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish