plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
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
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
woman; female; feminine gender
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
besides; in addition; also; moreover
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
green Japanese peppercorn; unripe Japanese peppercorn
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
suffix for familiar person
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
sorry; excuse me; thank you
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than