setting a place; setting the table
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
customary; conventional; traditional; usual
fried dish seasoned with miso
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
traditional; conventional
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
rice cultivation; rice crop
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
moderate; proper; just right
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
bento; Japanese box lunch
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
general idea; concept; notion