to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
the place for; the time for; the level of
item; commodity; list of articles
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
memory; ability to remember
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
battlefield; battleground
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
minuteness; one millionth
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
(United States of) America; USA
chief; main; principal; important
alcoholic drink; alcoholic beverage
main ingredient; main component
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
action; operation; effect; function
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less