shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
packing something in a bag; bagging
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
personal; individual; private
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
witnessing; observing; sighting
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps