seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
earthenware baking pan; parching pan
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
don't you think?; indicates question
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
speaking of ...; as for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to put into the mouth; to eat
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture