sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
renewal; extension; revision
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
stew; food cooked in a pot
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
ascites; abdominal dropsy
lease agreement; rental contract
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
prenatal care; antenatal training
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
on hand; readily available
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
good luck; fortune; happiness
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug