aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
combined miso (e.g. white and red)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
one by one; one each; one at a time
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
piece; fragment; one (object)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)