sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
four-legged tray for festive food
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to step back; to walk backwards
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)