pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
good-looking; fair; beautiful
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
male instincts; male frivolity
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
to pull in (fish); to land
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
poisoning; kill by poison
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free