dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
pupil; disciple; follower
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
rice-producing region; rice seller; rice shop; restaurant serving or specializing in rice dishes
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
several years; a few years
the front; honest; upright; decent
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
large serving; large portion
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indulging in every possible luxury