lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
shout of victory; cry of triumph
lyrics; lyric (poetry); lyrical
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
storefront; front of a store
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
buffet; self-service meal
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
show; exhibition; spectacle
Niigata (city, prefecture)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to degenerate; to lapse into
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up