(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
ultimate; final; last; eventual
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Japanese person; Japanese people
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
technique; art; skill; move
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
in a day; in a brief space of time
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to attempt; to test; to try out
flawless; absolute perfection
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
red vinegar made from fermented sake lees; plum vinegar with perilla leaves added
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
amount of sugar; sugar content
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.