gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
nesting hole; burrow; den
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
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to become sinewy; to behave formally
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
here and there; everywhere
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
simmering; (boiling) gently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
such; like that; that sort of; very