catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
several people; a few people
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
married woman; another's wife
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth month of the lunar calendar
kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)
ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
sōmen; fine white noodles
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to exaggerate; to overstate
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
item; commodity; list of articles
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched