Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
red food coloring; red food colouring
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
fellow pupil (apprentice)
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
ex-husband; former husband
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
trivial; not amounting to much
another thing; other things; another man's property
leisure time; idle moment
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious