(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
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
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region