Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
food boiled in sugar syrup
company seal; company stamp
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)
gloom; darkness; seclusion
(written) resignation; letter of resignation
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law; (lit.) bride and mother-in-law war
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
refusing to see a visitor
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)
opening of a new theater (theatre)
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
new store; newly-opened store
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
red food coloring; red food colouring
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
no problem; it doesn't matter
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
sake brewer; sake brewery
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
friction; discord; strife