in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
way of eating; how to eat
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
of course; certainly; naturally
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees