saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
light brown; golden brown
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
failure; mistake; blunder
to chase; to run after; to pursue
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
thicket; coppice; brushwood
fox with supernatural powers
to be late; to be unpunctual
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent