ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
second; number two; runner-up
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
salted fish (esp. salmon)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
dissimilation; catabolism; dissimilation (phonology); defamiliarization (artistic technique); ostranenie
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
cake served with tea; teacake
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish