Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
most part; greater part; majority
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
participant; entrant; player; competitor
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to get late; to advance; to wear on
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
default; default (setting)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
middle of the night; dead of night
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
creation; generation; formation; derivation