to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
in succession; one by one
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
annual function; annual event
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
simmering; (boiling) gently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
prayer (for something); supplication
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
number one; first; best; most; game; round
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
fried tofu (aburaage) used for inarizushi
to rule; to govern; to administer
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to