sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to become attached; to begin to love
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to take; to catch; to capture
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
genuine; authentic; true; real
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
lump together; put all together