pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
round, wooden container for cooked rice
end of a road; end of a street
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
vinegared dish; pickled dish
apologies for the crude food
first year of high school; first-year high school student
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
draw; tie; quits; even; square
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
travelling alone; solitary journey
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(for the) first time in one's life
to gain strength; to have energy
to be filled to bursting; to burst
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK