concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
senior high school student
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
schoolgirl; female student
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
himself; yourself; herself
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
beginning; outset; first; onset
tail (animal); tail end; tip
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
natural product; product of nature
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to rub; to scrub; to scrape