how; in what way; how about; questionable
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in its entirety; whole; wholly
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to kill by burning to death
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to summon; to get used to call
one's family; family member
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
not worth considering; out of the question
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
lost article; something forgotten
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
living room (Western style); sitting room
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink