retaining wall; breast wall; revetment
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
single standard; single base; single-feature show
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
plastic plate; plastic sheet
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
first thing in the morning
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to copy (down); to transcribe
sundubu; sundubu jjigae; soft tofu stew
Korean stew; Korean hot pot
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
exercise to help digestion
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
hiking through dense vegetation; pushing one's way through a thicket; bushwhacking
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)