common; ordinary; conventional; customary
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
squint; sight error; bias; misunderstanding
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
food and drink; eating and drinking
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
cake or snack served with tea
emphasizes direct object of action
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to make merry; to be festive