hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
existence; possession; having; limited company
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
pronunciation; production of sound
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
one parent; single parent
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
first shrine visit of New Year
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
most part; greater part; majority
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)