deviation; departure; (accidental) 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
white fish; fish with white flesh
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
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII 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
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
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 dish; Japanese cuisine
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
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 ...
smooth (i.e. without problems)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)