recommendation; endorsement
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
minimum; at the very least
tail (animal); tail end; tip
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
Japanese person; Japanese people
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
fat; tallow; lard; grease
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to increase; to add to; to augment
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
younger people; future generations
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal