long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
tingling; stinging; pungently
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
form; shape; figure; visage
rolled Japanese-style omelette
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(social) position; status
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(not) even once; (not) ever
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
even though; despite; when
something; some kind of; for some reason
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to state; to express; to mention