unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
fish-based cooking; fish dish
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
cold tofu (served with condiments)
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
four-legged tray for festive food
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning