large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
to keep watch; to stand guard
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
duty; function; office; mission; task
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to become empty; to be emptied
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to make hand-rolled sushi
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank