to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
general public; the masses
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
vinegared dish; pickled dish
famous brand of sake; choice sake
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii); Schlegel's black rockfish
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
competing; competition; auction
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
all night; throughout the night
transport; freight; shipping