mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to make hand-rolled sushi
major change; major transformation
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to put one's life on the line
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
unification of the whole country
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
raging bull; ferocious bull
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
natural; intrinsic; from birth
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
internal organ; viscera; gut
to work without sleep or rest
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
shell (e.g. electron shell)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
white stone; white (go pieces)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
delicious; appetizing; appetising
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
punishment; judgement; judgment
an issue being settled; a case being closed