garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
on hand; readily available
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
hiding one's embarrassment
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
as a child; when one was a child
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
evening meal; dinner; supper
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble