daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
to name; to call; to christen; to term
I see; that's right; indeed
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
but; however; provided that
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
national character; regional character
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
nightlife; night amusements
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
chasing after women; womanizing
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein