egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
medium thickness; medium width
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
cookware; cooking utensil
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to delight; to give pleasure
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
less than ...; smaller ...
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
verbal message; word (from someone)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to translate; to interpret
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this