sauce; Worcestershire sauce
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
handful; small amount; small number
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
toast; congratulatory cup
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
string instrument; stringed instrument
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back