dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
primeval forest; virgin forest
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
cantonment; encampment; etape
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to go ahead; to pull ahead
this (very thing); this precisely
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
likability; favorability; popularity
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint