tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
item; article; dish; course; finest item
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)