secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
small cake made from sweet potatoes; sweet potato
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
gleaming; shining; glistening
now that; since; as long as; provided that
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
set meal; special (of the day)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
square plate; rectangular dish
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
spine; backbone; spinal column
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body