in person; personally; directly
to have the privilege of doing
appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
white sauce; béchamel sauce
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
admiration; being impressed (by)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
it is I who should say so
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(giving) instruction; initiation
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to be erected; to be built
first generation; founder
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
political measures; policy
play equipment; playground equipment
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu