sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
New Year's Eve; December 31
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
chief executive officer; CEO
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
toast; congratulatory cup
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
every evening; night after night
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole