family; relatives; dependents; household
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii); Japanese artichoke; chorogi
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion