Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
receiving payments (pension, ration)
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
(social) position; status
please sit down; please have a seat
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
fortune-telling; divination
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action