dyeing with vegetable dyes
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
rolled Japanese-style omelette
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
highball; whisky and soda
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
another's parent; another's parents
compilation; editing; recording
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge