sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
green-winged teal (species of duck, Anas crecca)
how can (one) do something
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to try out the food at various restaurants
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
mohawk (hairstyle); mohican; Mohican (tribe); Mahican
flying column; detached force
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
form; method; system; formula
early on; earlier on; from early
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
strongish; somewhat strong
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
intimacy; affection; familiarity
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
way one walks; one's walk
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to make it worth someone's while; to make something worthwhile
urgent; requiring quick (response)
unusual; serious; incomparable
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
general; popular; common; typical