receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
Japanese person; Japanese people
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
internal organs; intestines; viscera
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
coarse salt; unrefined salt
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to save; to leave over; to spare
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
preserving in salt; salting down
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish)
roasting in foil wrapper; food roasted wrapped in foil
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook