next; following; subsequent; stage; station
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
heating; application of heat
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
three; three years of age
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to practice magic; to practise magic
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)