Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
day after day; day by day
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
just because; even if; even though