bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
stuffing a shopping container for a fixed price
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
living by oneself; living alone
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
this (very thing); this precisely
in the hospital; hospitalized
to this extent; to this degree; this much
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
being good at cooking; good cook
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
standby; preparation; arrangement
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal