to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
the way one waits on customers; service attitude
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
line; queue; procession; matrix
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
great difference; major mistake
message; informative matter
scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; crunchy rice; woman who enjoys the company of gay men
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide