a type of 蒲鉾 (kamaboko, “fishcake”) that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside; prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish

daytime, the daylight hours / midday, noon / (by extension) the midday meal, lunch

to eat / (archaic, humble) to eat or drink

a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools / Short for 鳴門巻き (narutomaki): a kamaboko fishcake with a whirlpool design

a surname / Short for 鳴門市 (Naruto-shi): A city in northwestern Tokushima Prefecture / Short for 鳴門海峡 (Naruto-kaikyō): Naruto Strait, famous for its eponymous whirlpools

(cooking, colloquial) edible 若布 (wakame) seaweed used for cooking

today, this day / nowadays

Same as こんにち above

good day, good afternoon: a Japanese greeting used in the daytime

(archaic) (as for) today