bento; Japanese box lunch
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown; persimmon color
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning