for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
pale; pallid; bluish-white
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
stifled (laughter); simmering
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
growing wild (naturally); native
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
general idea; concept; notion
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
Japanese food; Japanese meal
one's share; one's portion
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
novel; original; new; innovative