best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
traditional Japanese handball (game)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
(United States of) America; USA
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Iwashimizu Hachimangū (Shinto shrine in Kyoto)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally