white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
Christmas carol; Christmas song
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
distinguished service; meritorious service
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
good luck; fortune; happiness
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
film released direct-to-video
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume