meanwhile; in the meantime
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki; Chinese table cuisine
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
thin dipping sauce for tempura
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
confusion; mixing; merger
origin; beginning; source; rise
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
during; for the duration of
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
every place; various places
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady