high grade katsuobushi (with mold)
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
(fish) appearing fresh but actually gone bad
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
a little stylish; chic; trendy
Apollo program; Project Apollo
early closing; finishing (work) early
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
wild rocambole (edible plant, Allium grayi)
butcher's knife; chef's knife
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
cooking expert; culinary researcher
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
powdered cheese; cheese powder
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100