largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
dancing or jumping for joy
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
beginning; outset; first; onset
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely