ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to amuse oneself; to make merry
variety of goods; number of articles
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
almost; roughly; approximately
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
drinking party; get-together
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
way of speaking; intimation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
pride; boast; credit (to)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
one's own child; one's own children
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
backing paper; back paper; backing sheet; paper printed or used on one side; reverse side of paper printed on one side
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)