kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
while; even though; despite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
battlefield; battleground
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
but; however; provided that
in the future; another day; later
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
-less; lacking; non-existing
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on