violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
loach stew; loaches boiled in soy sauce with stewed eggs and slivered burdock root
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
Marmite (spread made from yeast extract)
to be a matter of life or death
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
naturalization; naturalisation
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)