tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
don't worry; there's no need to worry
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
related to; in relation to
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
prosperity; prospering; flourishing; best of luck; all the best; hurray
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
joint; seam; joining point
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
smallish; on the small side
for a change; for variety's sake
circulation (of the blood)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to work hard; to work diligently
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
touching; moving (to tears)
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
antibacterial; antimicrobial
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
Distylium racemosum (evergreen tree of the winter-hazel genus)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing