among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
food boiled in sugar syrup
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
standing; reserve; always having ready
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
indicate reason; infers some protest
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
edict; public announcement
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
germination; sprouting; budding
third day of the month; three days
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
commencing with; including
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
on countless occasions; many a time
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to apply pressure to; to press
to squeeze out; to wring out
to hold fast; to protect to the end