troika system; triumvirate
Ichihara Hayato (1987.2.6-)
Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
written description of one's thoughts
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
as everyone knows; needless to point out
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
clearing one's throat; cough
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
without omission; in full
nutritional value; food value
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)