Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
person of common sense; common sense man
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
old model; old type; old style
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
one's share; one's portion
order; command; directions; instructions
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
coloured paper; colored paper
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
kanji "fish" radical at left
teacup (small, without a handle)
one's home country; one's homeland
dirty work; unpleasant task
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
prompt; immediate; in real time
to be careful; to take the utmost care
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled