bento; Japanese box lunch
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to some extent; to a certain extent
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
seasoning; flavour; flavor
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide