main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
preparations for returning (home)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
companion; follower; attendant; retinue