lowly person; lowliness; I
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
greater than ...; bigger ...
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
receipt; cash-register slip
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
thin dipping sauce for tempura
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about