to rank next to; to come after
to refer to; to use as reference
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
president (of a society); chairman
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
strongish; somewhat strong
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to smile (at); to grin (at)
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
quickly; swishing; whooshing
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
stirring; slight movement
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles