master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
what's what; heads or tails
questions and answers; dialogue
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
correction; revision; amendment
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
thick omelette; rolled omelette
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
container for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer; jar
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
(United States of) America; USA
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)