skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
the place for; the time for; the level of
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
fusion; melting; liquefaction
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
half the body; half length
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
(United States of) America; USA
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
on the occasion of; at the time of
way of eating; how to eat
white sauce; béchamel sauce
drinker; person who can hold their drink
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
feel (of a material); texture
prayer (for something); supplication
with a clink (click, clack)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
one more time; once more; once again
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix