to make hand-rolled sushi
passing away; dying; death
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
haughty; holding one's head high
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
precarious situation; precarious state
desperation; struggle to the death
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
raging fire; conflagration
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to fight to the bitter end
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
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
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
than; other than; except; but
preliminary arrangements; spade work
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
an issue being settled; a case being closed
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right