saltpan; field for drying salt
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
program (e.g. TV); programme
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to overflow from something full
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
destination; place one stays during a trip
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to do someone in; to bump someone off
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
preparation; arrangements
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae