engraver; carver; sculptor
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones (in go)
to be entwined; to be involved
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
fragment; one of the group or party
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
match; game; bout; contest
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
mediator; manager; caretaker
toast; congratulatory cup
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
handline fishing; handlining
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)