carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
boasting of one's hometown
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to become pale; to turn pale
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
for example; for instance; e.g.
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
trauma (usu. psychological)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
outside the country; abroad
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
national costume; (in) native dress
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be reminded of; to call to mind