chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)
soaking (dried goods) in water
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
Tudor dynasty (of England; 1485-1603)
cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.); snippets; trimmings; cuttings
bureaucratic routine; red tape
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
sampling food or drink; tasting
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
personal (employee); employed; retained
monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks
mid-year gift; summer gift
thick Tōhoku accent (wherein some "j" sounds become "z" sounds)
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
alternate account; separate account; alt account; alt
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)