recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
understood; I see; OK; present; here
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
together; at the same time; same; identical
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
river fish; freshwater fish
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
to rank next to; to come after
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to leave a dish half-eaten
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means