person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
gifted young person who shows much promise
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
reflective water surface; reflecting water
especially; particularly; above all
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of