refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
disclosure; exposure; revelation
since; henceforth; ever since
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to wring the neck; to strangle
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
in deep black; in jet black
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)