to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
four-legged tray for festive food
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
admiration; wonder; astonishment
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
both (people); the two of them
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
conversely; on the contrary
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine