onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
moderate; proper; just right
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
feeling; sense; impression
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well