severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
feeling; sense; impression
to be found; to be discovered
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
low (level, value, price, etc.)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to accept; to receive; to agree
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
perforation; perforator; prick punch; needle punch
chopping board; cutting board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
along; parallel to; in accordance with
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest