finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
standing firm; holding out
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
refined; admirable; superb
store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
fixed date; appointed day
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
to be intimate with; to befriend
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)