egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
long-awaited; much-awaited
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
same village; same town; same province
official business; public business
work; business; company; study
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
all day long; all the day; throughout the day