contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
related to; in relation to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
in the same way as; just like
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve