shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
shallot (Allium ascalonicum); eschalot; scallion
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
large quantity; large amount
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
if it is the case that ...
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
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)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
this (very thing); this precisely
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength