sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
school inter-class competition (esp. ball games)
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
fruit jelly (gelled with konjac starch); fruit jello
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
pitching with all one's strength
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
source of protein; protein source
Chinese-style fried chicken topped with chopped scallions and sweet vinegar and soy sauce
to make it less expensive
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
definitely OK; definitely possible
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling
stuffing a shopping container for a fixed price