yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to accept; to receive; to agree
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
common and low grade type of katsuobushi; bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in comparison to; rather than
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
saltpan; field for drying salt
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
carving; engraving; sculpture
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive