to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
reason; cause; circumstances
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
the place for; the time for; the level of
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to thrust down; to push off
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
from the beginning; from scratch
correction; rectification; mending; repair
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
honour; honor; glory; privilege
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith