marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
oldest; most advanced age
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
personal history; background; career
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
a person without a single relative
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
mountain chain; mountains
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
manner of using one's hands
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shellfish; seashell; shell
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients