| Japanese |
Meaning |
Explanation |
Popularity |
| Aniki, Ani |
兄貴, 兄 |
Older one |
the elder brother (Aniki) |
1
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| Otouto |
弟 |
Younger/fresh one |
the younger brother (Otouto) |
1
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| Tama |
玉 |
Ark shell's inside part |
an ark shell has a ball (Tama)
inside |
1
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| Sagaya |
嵯峨や |
'Oboro,' flakes of white fish |
derived from a verse of an old Japanese Tokiwazu-song, titled Masakado, the chant begins with "Saga-ya Omuro-no hana-zakari..." "Oboro" appears twice and it was granted for 'Sagaya' as an esprit |
1
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| Agari |
上がり |
Hot green tea |
shorten of 'Agari-bana,' which is very freshly served green tea of 'sen-cha' (lower grade,) or from the 'Sugoroku' game of dice playing, in which the winner ends with Agari (Finish,) and means the last action |
3
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| Murasaki |
紫 |
Soy sauce |
a dark purple (Murasaki) color
looking liquid |
3
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| Gari |
がり |
Sliced ginger, seasoned sweetly with vinegar |
when you bite it, it sounds like "gari-gari" |
3
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| Gyoku |
玉 |
Egg, omelet |
first part of Kanji characters of 'Tama-go' (egg) has another reading, 'Gyoku' |
3
|
| Shari |
舎利 |
Sushi rice |
white beads of rice resemble to Buddha's borne ash, 'Sharira' in Sanskrit |
3
|
| Himo |
紐 |
Mantle of ark shell |
it looks like a piece of string (Himo) |
3
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| Kizu |
木津 |
Dried gourd shavings |
from the name of good production region (Kizu)
in Osaka |
1
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| Yama |
山 |
Bamboo grass, bamboo leaf |
gathered at mountain (Yama)
side |
2
|
| Kappa |
河童 |
Cucumber |
it is said that a favorite food of 'Kappa' (a creature of Japanese fairly tale) |
3
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| Geso |
下足 |
Tentacles of squid |
shorten of 'Gesoku' (shoes) |
3
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| Tekka-maki |
鉄火巻 |
Tuna-roll |
often eaten by gambler (Tekka-uchi) at gambling house (Tekka-ba) because of the easiness to eat by hand, as same as sandwich for poker card game |
3
|
| Dari |
だり |
4 |
derived from packhorse driver's jargon |
1
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| Odori |
躍り |
Being alive |
seems to play a dance (Odori) |
3
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| Kata-omoi |
片思い |
Abalone |
Unrequited, one-sided (kata) love (Omoi)
- half shell alone |
2
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| Namida |
涙, 泪 |
Wasabi, Japanese horse radish |
makes you to get tears (Namida) |
2 |
| Sabi |
さび |
Wasabi, Japanese horse radish |
shorten of 'Wasabi' |
2 |
| Sabi-nuki |
さび抜き |
No wasabi |
exclude (nuki) sabi (short for wasabi) from sushi |
3 |
| O'makase |
御任せ |
Leave each order to chef 's recommendation |
consign (makase-ru) and entrust chef 's choice |
3 |
| O'konomi |
御好み |
order as you like |
by your favorite (Konomi) |
3 |
| O'aiso |
御愛想 |
Bill, check |
bill of check, or 'Check please!' - origin: say compliments (Aiso) |
3 |
| Teppou |
鉄砲 |
Thin roll ('Nori-maki') |
looks like a gun/rifle (Teppou) |
2 |
| Kusa |
草 |
Dried sea weed, laver ('Nori') |
grass (Kusa) of sea |
2 |
| Nami-no-hana |
浪の華 |
Salt |
flower (hana) of tide waves (nami) |
2 |
| Geta |
下駄 |
Wooden serving board/plate |
looks like a wooden shoe (Geta) |
2 |
| Miyajima |
宮島 |
Wooden spatula |
Famous local product at Miyajima Shrine in Hirosima |
2 |
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