irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
in its entirety; whole; wholly
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
periodic; regular; routine
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
cooking; food preparation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
midwinter; dead of winter