dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
satisfying quality (of a drink)
proclamation; dissemination; promulgation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
special feature (e.g. in a magazine); special program; special project
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
long-term (business) strategy
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
unaccounted-for expenditures
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
rei-shabu; cold shabu-shabu; shabu-shabu where the meat is cooled before dipped in sauce
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
nice and warm day; balmy weather
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to cook (something) with rice
young persons' association
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
product demonstration; sales demonstration
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
root crops; root vegetables
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand