boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
a second time; again; once more; twice
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
is something that; is that which
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
other side; opposite side; other party
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
soy sauce bottle; soy sauce dispenser; soy sauce cruet
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
long hair (usu. of a man)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway