main ingredient; main component
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
first generation; founder
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
named after; associated with; connected with
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
oversight; omission; mistake
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
capital; funds; seed money; asset
association; union; guild
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to wash away; to rinse off
river; stream; River; the ... river
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick