sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
set meal; special (of the day)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
so; like this; in this way
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be too numerous; to be too much
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to watch over; to watch attentively
to tighten; to press hard
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess