bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
yellowish; tinged with yellow
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
present (that one has received); gift
thing; person; situation; fox
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
one thing; one article; ulterior motive; secret intention; penis; money
again; once more; a second time
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)