to make hand-rolled sushi
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
one meal; one meal (a day)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
advance payment; money paid in advance
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
frying or baking something thick (e.g. thick omelette)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
small build; small stature
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate