vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
roll sandwich; sandwich roll
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
popular name; common name; given name
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
home area; home town; local
confections; sweets; candy; cake
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(death from) starvation; starving to death
thank you for your continued patronage
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
wounded person; injured person
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately