to accompany; to go with; to go together
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
white background; blank; female virgin
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
thin dipping sauce for tempura
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
many; numerous; various; large number of
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
human pillar; human sacrifice
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of