god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
thickly; stickily; viscously
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold