Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
parental love or affection
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
reputation; respectability
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
this occasion; at this time; now
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to redeem (from sin); to save
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve