Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
genuine article; real thing; real deal
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
out of character; unlike one
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
middle of the night; dead of night
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
for example; for instance; e.g.
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take someone's life; to kill someone
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
valuable article; valuables
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity