to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
house for storing snow; snow cavern
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to face on; to look out on to
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
raw materials; ingredients
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
willow gudgeon (species of fish, Gnathopogon caerulescens)
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich