unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
complete change; about-face
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
living thing; living creature; animal; life
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
maid; helper; help; assistance
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
with curious eyes; curiously
that's the way it is; such is life
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
white fish; fish with white flesh
slicing thinly (of sashimi); thin (e.g. ceramics, glass)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to become pale; to turn pale
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)