pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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