handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
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
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
perfect; complete; flawless
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
top of the head; crown of the head
to pierce through; to break through
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be needed; to be wanted
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
time; hour; period; class
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light