defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
personal feelings; self-interest
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
senility; dotage; decrepitude
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
face; looks; vestiges; trace
clumsy; unskillful; bungling; poor; bad
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
having not the slightest idea
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
rice cooker pot; pot inside rice cooker; indoor bathwater heater
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
(death from) starvation; starving to death
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)