applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
gradually; slowly but steadily
to overflow from something full
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
finish; end; completion; result
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
ten; 10; ten years of age
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; gun; pistol
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to distribute; to hand out
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)