kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
one example of (when there are more examples)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
common people; ordinary people; masses
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to come from; to have roots in
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough