plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
dish dressed with sesame sauce
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thank you for your continued patronage
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
number; number plate; license plate
attractive middle-aged man
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
life; living; I; me; student
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
while; during; while; although; all; both
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
working for a company; being employed by a company
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion