cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki (usu. contains noodles and meat and/or seafood which are not mixed in with the batter)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
yearning; longing for; deep affection
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to get strong; to gain strength
bento; Japanese box lunch
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
every month; each month; monthly
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
senior high school; high school
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that's the way it is; such is life
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
modesty; humility; being humble
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
(someone else's) parents; both parents
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting