skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
surströmming; Swedish dish of fermented herring
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to walk in on; to tread upon
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
magic; sorcery; incantation
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
another kind; distinct species; variety
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to be absorbed in reading
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to pull in (fish); to land
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
dozens; scores of; decades
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to make an appearance; to show up
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
don't worry; no worries; never mind
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous