chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
omelette-wrapped eel; basted, roasted eel wrapped in a rolled omelette
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
dry riverbed; river beach
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
farming; agriculture; cultivation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
endless; boundless; everlasting
regret; repentance; remorse
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
sunlight filtering through trees
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
guard; security guard; security officer
round; spherical; circular
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
older brother and younger sister
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
(religious) faith; belief; creed