side dish; accompaniment to rice
Refers to small dishes served alongside rice in a Japanese meal; the core everyday meaning.
Tonight's side dishes are grilled fish and simmered hijiki.
When there are many side dishes, the rice goes down easily.
drum fill; fill-in
Colloquial music term for a drum fill; used among musicians.
The timing for putting in a drum fill is tricky.
masturbation material; jack-off material
Vulgar slang; often written in katakana as オカズ. Used for porn or anything used as sexual fantasy aid.
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I ate rice with the leftover grilled fish as a side dish.
He threw in a drum fill right before the chorus.
My mother makes three side dishes every day.
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