meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
cut end; section; opening; slit
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to find fault with; to question
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to put into the mouth; to eat
indescribable; having no way to express
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
notice; attention; observation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
the whole store; all stores
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
don't worry about it; forget about it
son of a bitch; piece of shit