decrease; reduction; decline
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
shoe polish; boot polish; shoe cream
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to be led by; to be headed by
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to indicate; to show; to point to
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to be boiled; to be cooked
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
supreme; sublime; highest
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)