area; domain; territory; field; range; region
very; much; greatly; a lot of
deviation; departure; omission
item; article; dish; course; finest item
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not