smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
well-grilled; extra grilled; well-done
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
water pepper vinegar; vinegar infused and mixed with water pepper leaves, esp. served with salt-grilled sweetfish
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
piling up; multiple layers
directions; instructions; orders; command
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
half and half; fifty-fifty
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)