valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
low (level, value, price, etc.)
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
perforation; perforator; prick punch; needle punch
chopping board; cutting board
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
snake; serpent; large snake
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
slicing a fish down its back
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
with a start; with a jump
innermost depths of one's heart
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
government; administration; statesmanship
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to thrust before; to thrust at
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy