independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to blow out; to spout out
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to look down on; to condescend
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
import; importation; introduction; afferent
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
transparency; degree of clearness
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to die; to lay down life's burden
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
less than ...; smaller ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking