kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
round, wooden container for cooked rice
called; known as; that; to say
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
meals prepared for employees (e.g. of a restaurant); staff meals
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
growth period (in children)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to be led by; to be headed by
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
essence; true nature; substance; reality
coherence; order; focus; point
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot