round, wooden container for cooked rice
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dining; dining room; meal
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
by myself; in person; by oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
manners; behavior; behaviour
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
menu; schedule; program; menu
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
shellfish; seashell; shell
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
stifled (laughter); simmering
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)