oden made with hatcho miso
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
cosmetic surgery; aesthetic surgery
day of month; counter for days
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
to backfire; to have a harmful result
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
medical science; medical department
jello; gelatin dessert; jelly
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace