to taste; to try (food or drink)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to increase; to add to; to augment
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
for this very reason; that is exactly why
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
natto (fermented soybeans)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
don't you think?; indicates question
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
perfect; complete; flawless
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
welcome; (warm) reception
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)