canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to complain; to make a complaint
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
curious; strange; unusual
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
stimulating; exciting; provocative
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
first thing in the morning
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
to get late; to advance; to wear on
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
cooler box; cooler; cool box
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
cooking; food preparation
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
good wife and wise mother
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design