carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
potato chips; potato crisps
4th day of the month; four days
lofty peak; kyoho (large purple-black grape variety)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
quick work; (clever) feat
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
7th day of the month; seven days
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
difficult to eat; unpalatable
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
plastic food storage container; Tupperware