snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
castella (type of sponge cake)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
everything working out as desired
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
local specialty; local special dish
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
scallion; green onion; spring onion
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura