leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
to base something on; to make something the basis
fully prepared; all ready
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
alternately; by turns; one after the other
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be boiled; to be cooked
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
even more; still more; further
way of eating; how to eat
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
undisputed; entirely; perfect
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight