Island; insula; island; islet
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
Decola (brand-name laminate similar to Formica, made of melamine resin)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
dry; dried out; juiceless; barely; just; narrowly
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
shellfish; seashell; shell
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
from here; from this place
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean