old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
potato chips; potato crisps
castella (type of sponge cake)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
script; libretto; scenario
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex