someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
bento; Japanese box lunch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
snake; serpent; large snake
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
emergency staircase; fire escape
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
handrail; railing; banister
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
front; frontage; facade; main
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
bento; Japanese box lunch
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
president (of a society); chairman
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
permission; approval; authorization; license
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms