Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
high-class restaurant; high-end store
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
fat; tallow; lard; grease
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
without sparing time for sleep
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
normalization; normalisation
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
mini patrol car; small police car
without permission; without notice
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
(United States of) America; USA
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side