rice (esp. when served on a plate)
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
equality; uniformity; evenness
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
carefree; free from worry
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
out of focus; off the point
natural; reasonable; understandable
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall