imitation crab meat; crab sticks
shredded kombu; Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
maker; builder; creator; farmer
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
variety of goods; number of articles
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
enumeration; citation; listing
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to cook; to handle (well); to manage
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
natural growth; wild growth
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
minuteness; one millionth
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts