madder red; dark red; crimson
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
not yet known; unknown; strange
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
regret; repentance; remorse
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
material; substance; matter
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance