to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
everybody; every last one of them; all
remembrance; recollection; recognition
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
setting up specially; special installation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
five (long cylindrical things)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)