attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to eat too much; to overeat
to summon; to get used to call
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
difficult to ...; hard to ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cooking; food preparation
process; course; mechanism
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)