vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
shellfish; seashell; shell
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
distrust; unjust suspicion
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
way one walks; one's walk
thermal energy; heat energy
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
hidden; non-display; to hide (window, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
department store; department