stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
superheating; overheating
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
the heat of food just after cooking
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to leave everything to (someone)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
method of bringing up; method of raising
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
pirarucu (Arapaima gigas); arapaima; paiche
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
dining; dining room; meal
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
male homosexuality; pederasty
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
lookup function; search function
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
north-northeast; north-north-east
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
something wrapped in a furoshiki
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission