thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
comparatively; relatively
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
man; male; masculine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
three kinds; three varieties
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
weather; fair weather; fine weather
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
be (that) as it may; having said that
seniority by length of service
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
set meal; special (of the day)
to watch steadily; to stare