interior of the mouth; oral cavity
although; though; despite the fact that ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
daytime; noon; broad daylight
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
food packed in a wooden box
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
bento; Japanese box lunch
small; fine; detailed; stingy
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
drinking party; banquet; feast
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor