furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to push aside; to brush aside
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
bento; Japanese box lunch
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
to put into the mouth; to eat
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
came here; coming here; recently
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
opposite; reverse; contrary
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
large amount of money; great cost
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects