friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
food and drink; eating and drinking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
river; stream; River; the ... river
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
unbelievable; incredible; implausible