leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
this family; our family; this house; we
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
vinegared dish; pickled dish
fourth jūbako tray; fourth stacked box
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
a long time ago; in those days
fields (of rice and other crops)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
three; three years of age
three kinds; three varieties
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
home; household; family; hearth
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start