cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
nata de coco; coconut gel
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
warm and gentle (mood); warm glow
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs