to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seasoning; flavour; flavor
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
thick noodles; thick pasta
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
loveable; very likeable; like very much
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
digital versatile disc; DVD
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
foreign; abroad; overseas
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
program (e.g. TV); programme
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect