home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
paella (Spanish rice dish)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
don't worry about it; forget about it
well-bred; of good upbringing
north wind; northerly wind
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams