grilled surface; seared appearance; searing
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
sign of remorse; indication of regret
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
equality; impartiality; evenness
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
recovering of trust; winning back of trust
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella