kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, stewed in soy-flavored dashi
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
low-salt miso; sweet miso
delivery; transfer; hand-over
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
flour paste cake in the form of a tube
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
way of calling (something or someone)
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
real thing; original; actual
troupe; theatrical company
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
postcard; memo; note; card
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
surname; family name; last name
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend