votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to do for (the sake of someone else)
rice cooker pot; pot inside rice cooker; indoor bathwater heater
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
open; spacious; extensive
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
student of a women's college; female university student
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice; flat-bottomed wooden bowl or platter for presenting a selection of sushi
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch