| うながっぱ | [, unagappa] (n) type of maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber |
| サビ;さび | [, sabi ; sabi] (n) (1) hook (high point of a song); (2) (さび only) (abbr) (See 山葵) (at a sushi shop) wasabi |
| しゃり | [, shari] (n) rice prepared for sushi |
| すし詰め;鮨詰め;寿司詰め;鮨詰 | [すしづめ, sushidume] (n) jam-packed; packed in like sushi (like sardines) |
| なれ鮨;熟れ鮨;熟鮨;馴鮨;熟寿司;馴れ寿司;熟れ寿司 | [なれずし, narezushi] (n) (uk) old-style fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar) |
| 上がり | [あがり, agari] (n,suf) (1) ascent; rise; slope; (2) freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops); (3) advance income; crop yield; (4) death; spinning; completion; stop; finish; (5) after (rain); ex (official, etc.); (6) (end) results (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.); how something comes out; (P) |
| 上がり花 | [あがりばな, agaribana] (n) freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops) |
| 五目鮨;五目寿司 | [ごもくずし, gomokuzushi] (n) (See 寿司) sushi with several ingredients mixed in or sprinkled on top |
| 回転寿司;回転ずし | [かいてんずし, kaitenzushi] (n) "conveyor belt" sushi bar; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi |
| 女体盛り | [にょたいもり, nyotaimori] (n) practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body |
| 巻き寿司;巻寿司;巻鮨;巻き鮨 | [まきずし, makizushi] (n) {food} makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling |
| 巻き物;巻物;巻きもの | [まきもの, makimono] (n) (1) (usu. 巻(き)物) scroll; rolled book; makimono; (2) (usu. 巻きもの) scarf; muffler; stole; (3) (usu. 巻きもの) (See 巻き寿司・まきずし) sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling |
| 握り寿司(P);握り鮨;握鮨;握りずし | [にぎりずし, nigirizushi] (n) {food} nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.; (P) |
| 散らし鮨;散らし寿司;ちらし寿司;散らしずし | [ちらしずし, chirashizushi] (n) {food} (See ばら寿司・ばらずし,五目鮨・ごもくずし) sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top |
| 河童 | [かっぱ, kappa] (n) (1) kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures); (2) excellent swimmer; (3) (See 胡瓜) cucumber; (4) (abbr) (See 河童巻き) rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber |
| 河童巻;河童巻き | [かっぱまき, kappamaki] (n) cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed) |
| 玉 | [ぎょく, gyoku] (n) (1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) {food} egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbr) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbr) (See 玉将) king (shogi) |
| 白身 | [しろみ, shiromi] (n) (1) white of egg; (2) white meat; sapwood; (3) white-fleshed fish for sushi and sashimi (e.g. tai, hirame, karei) |
| 稲荷寿司;稲荷鮨;稲荷ずし | [いなりずし, inarizushi] (n) {food} sushi wrapped in fried tofu |
| 締める(P);〆る;緊める | [しめる, shimeru] (v1,vt) (1) (締める only) to tie; to fasten; (2) (締める, 〆る only) to total; to sum; (3) (締める, 緊める only) to be strict with; (4) (締める only) to economize (economise); to cut down on; (5) to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt; (P) |
| 軍艦巻 | [ぐんかんまき, gunkanmaki] (n) battleship roll sushi |