loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
boiled fugu dish (served with ponzu dipping sauce)
hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
because; for; the reason why is ...
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
late at night; small hours of the morning
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
un-; non-; negative prefix
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
strong pressure; heavy pressure
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
even though; despite; when
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate