euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
bento; Japanese box lunch
to feel hungry; to get hungry
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
fried food wrapped in nori
untouched; unused; intact
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
insatiable; untiring; persistent
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
way out; means to escape; escape route