eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
to eat together (various foods)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
king; king; king (chess piece)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to attach a letter; to include a letter
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
threatening letter; intimidating letter
correction; looking over; touching up
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to grow up; to become an adult
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
evening sky; twilight sky
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
conservative without party affiliation
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
work; business; company; study
stochastic; probabilistic
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire