pieces; scraps; disconnected
treatment as a guest; guest
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
being good at cooking; good cook
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
strong-willed; strong of heart
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
serves you right!; see what happens!
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot