Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
image; figure; figure; form; image
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
vexing; irritating; impatient
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
selection; choice; option
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect