to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
place for relaxation and refreshment
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
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
rice-producing region; rice seller; rice shop; restaurant serving or specializing in rice dishes
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
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
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
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
indulging in every possible luxury
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
making a loss; incurring a deficit
reutilization; reapplication
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed