chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
manner of using one's hands
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
other side; opposite side; other party
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on