to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
river fish; freshwater fish
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to take; to catch; to capture
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
and yet; despite (all) that
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
eagle (Accipitridae family)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
fat; tallow; lard; grease
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
port city; harbor city; harbour city