season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
progress; advance; improvement; development
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much