lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
your husband; her husband
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
fish salted and dried overnight
light (e.g. colour, color)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
shellfish; seashell; shell
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to entertain; to make welcome
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
true character; true heart; true spirit
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
vinegared dish; pickled dish
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand