leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
emotional scars; mental trauma
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
marking; grading; scoring
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
accurate; correct; precise; exact
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
when it becomes; when it comes to
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set