yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
so; like this; in this way
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to become empty; to be emptied
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to govern; to manage; to subdue
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
emperor (of Japan); mikado
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)