to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
risky; dangerous; insecure
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
natural cheese; non-processed cheese
raw materials; ingredient
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
hard to get; hard to come by
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
radical (of a kanji character)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
natto (fermented soybeans)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
surströmming (Swedish dish of fermented herring)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness