straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
six (long cylindrical things)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
apple; Apple (computer company)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
laying a table; setting a table
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
low table; table with very short legs
unexpectedly; surprisingly