tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
trattoria; small informal Italian restaurant
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
thermal; thermal; thermal garment
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
final vote; run-off ballot
small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
chicken bones; chicken carcass
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
ten best people (in a particular field)
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
foreign; abroad; overseas
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment