beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
ten (long cylindrical things)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
this (very thing); this precisely
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
from outside; from the side
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
well-cooked; well-done; browned
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
that's the way it is; such is life
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline