Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
arc shape; crescent shape
to lie deep in; to extend far back
all; entire; whole; altogether
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
just a minute; small quantity
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
unseasonable; out of season
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
one by one; one each; one at a time
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
health; healthy; sound; fit
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
list price; regular price; established price
form; shape; figure; visage
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence