to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
to rain incessantly; to downpour
moment by moment; hour by hour
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
division into equal parts; equal parts
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
coarse salt; unrefined salt
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
French; French food; French cuisine
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sampling food; tasting; trying
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
little finger; pinky; little toe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray