alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
ancient Shinto music and dancing
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
one-by-one; separately; in detail
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
restoration; repair; mending
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
a certain somebody; you-know-who
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like