choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
fat; tallow; lard; grease
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
poaching (fish or seafood)
to receive divine punishment
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
performer; entertainer; celebrity
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
pupil; disciple; follower
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing