mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
fried fish bones (eaten as a snack)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
student (esp. a university student)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
research; study; investigation
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
autumn, the harvest season
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
extremely; very; really; super; so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
filtration; filtering; percolation
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
totally willing; fully motivated
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
women's basketball; girls' basketball
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg