lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
fat; tallow; lard; grease
seasoning; flavour; flavor
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
offender; criminal; culprit
forming; shaping; fashioning; casting; molding; moulding
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
back street; back alley; off-street
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to show up; to appear; to turn up
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings