to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
technique; art; skill; move
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
reverse reading of kana (e.g. "shisu" instead of "sushi"); backwards reading
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
even more; still more; further
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be embarrassed; to lose face
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
family; members of a family
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)