to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
vegetables pickled in sake lees
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
setting up specially; special installation
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
tingling; stinging; pungently
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to fit (inside something)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hot and humid; muggy; sultry
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.