honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
unexpectedly; surprisingly
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
coverall apron; cook's apron
kitchen; financial situation
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
seasoning; flavour; flavor
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)