favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
saikyo-zuke; fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
6th day of the month; six days
continuation; succession; series; continuous
Manganji pepper (sweet variety originally from Maizuru, Kyoto)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
namerō; finely minced seasoned fish (specialty of Chiba prefecture)
bottled beer; bottle beer
barbershop; barber shop; barber
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to clear up; to become cloudless
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to pause; to have a short intermission
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation