bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
bento; Japanese box lunch
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
permission; approval; authorization; license
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
expression; look; countenance; face
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
somehow; for some reason or other
close; intimate; on good terms
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
witch's milk (milk secreted by some neonates)
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
to cut into (a conversation); to interject