bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to leave (a scene); to step away
that's true; of course; obviously
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
in turns; alternately; in order
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
unexpected meeting; coincidence
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to peel; to skin; to pare
standing; reserve; always having ready
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to view the past with nostalgia
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
overall victory; championship
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to support each other; to support one another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
indeed; really; truly; very much
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to publish a book; to put out a book
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice