to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
hating; strongly disliking
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
otherwise; or else; if not
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to tumble down; to roll down
justification; rationalization
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
this occasion; at this time; now
completion of filming; wrap
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
natural water; untreated water; spring water
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
(in) her way; peculiar to her
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
study tour; guided visit; field trip
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to yell; to rant; to rave
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
galley (ship); galley (kitchen of a ship or aircraft)