study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
ongoing; in progress; afoot
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
hereabouts; around there; that area
at a moment's notice; readily
how long; how far; how much
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
snake; serpent; large snake
Japanese copperhead (Gloydius blomhoffii); mamushi pit-viper
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to become pale; to turn pale
vitality; (one's) life force
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
the reverse; other side; lining
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest