grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
testicle; testicles; testes
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
fat (of meat); fatty meat
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
high blood pressure; hypertension
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
Okinawan-style stewed pork spare ribs
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
main temple; main building of a shrine; Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
hot and humid; muggy; sultry
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
scraped skin; graze; grazed skin
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
having said that; be that as it may
United States Marine Corps; US Marines
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures