garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
how much; how many; however
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
vegetables high in beta-carotene
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
trademark gag; trademark routine
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
torturing to death; tormenting to death
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
way of speaking; intimation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
coin toss; coin flip; toss of a coin