recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be surprised; to be astonished
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
meaning; significance; sense
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
seasoning; flavour; flavor
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
that is to say; so that means
narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(United States of) America; USA
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated