skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
snake; serpent; large snake
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
how; in what way; how about; questionable
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to overflow from something full
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
release; emission; ejection
extremely; terrifically; super
outside of; not covered by
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
gleaming; shining; glistening
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
life; living; I; me; student
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
goodbye; farewell; so long
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to apologize; to apologise
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree