(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(United States of) America; USA
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
Nagano (city, prefecture)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
Japanese person; Japanese people
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument