porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
please (give me); please (do for me)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
only; merely; but; no more than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
creative cookery; creative cuisine
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet