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
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
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
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)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
simmered burdock root seasoned with sesame and vinegar
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
economic fortune; luck with money
to call in; to invite; to bring in
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
being superstitious; superstitious person
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
31st day of the month; 31 days
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
a long time ago; in those days
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)