kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
rice that has browned (due to age); variety of low-quality foreign rice; red rice (ancient variety of rice); red-kerneled rice
to mix; to stir; to blend
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to take charge during someone's absence
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to clap one's hands in prayer
obese body; corpulent physique
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)