arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to have the privilege of doing
talking while standing; standing around talking
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
Japanese-style confectionary store
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
being startled; getting a shock
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
cooking; food preparation
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
variety of goods; number of articles
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing