rei-shabu;  cold shabu-shabu;  shabu-shabu where the meat is cooled before dipped in sauce
 October;  tenth month of the lunar calendar
 speck;  dot;  point;  only a little;  particle;  only one
 in proportion to;  just as much as
 one meal;  one meal (a day)
 head (of a household, etc.);  leader;  owner;  proprietor;  subject (of a rumour, etc.);  doer (of a deed);  guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
 to go;  to come;  to be defeated;  to collapse;  to be annoyed;  to be nonplussed
 flesh;  meat;  flesh (of a fruit);  pulp;  the physical body (as opposed to the spirit);  flesh;  thickness
 not at all;  don't worry about it;  forget about it
 to obey respectfully;  to humble oneself;  to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
 to cease;  to desist;  to cut it out;  to lay off (an activity);  to drop (a subject) to abolish;  to resign
 glass (drinking vessel);  tumbler;  cups (playing card suit)
 juice pressed from a bitter orange;  ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
 crisp;  crunchy;  precise;  clipped;  brisk
 to combine;  to join;  to tie on;  to attach with a knot;  to bind (e.g. an address)
 comfortably warm;  steaming hot (food);  piping hot;  glowing (with warmth)
 polished rice;  (uncooked) white rice
 to join;  to be put together;  to combine;  to unite;  to fit;  to close (e.g. of a wound)
 complete;  completion;  perfection;  accomplishment
 exquisite;  superb;  perfect;  miraculous
 seasoning;  flavoring;  flavouring;  condiment
 addition;  supplement;  appending;  appendix
 most of all;  extremely;  supremely
 waiting on a table;  serving (at dinner);  waiter;  waitress;  office boy;  office girl
 not quite (right);  not very good;  somewhat (lacking)
 common people;  ordinary people;  masses
 earpick;  ear cleaning (with an earpick)
 tummy;  tumtum;  bang-bang;  pop-pop;  without reservation;  unreservedly
 choices;  alternatives;  options
 feel (i.e. tactile sensation);  touch;  feeling;  sensation;  texture (e.g. food, cloth)
 odour;  odor;  scent;  aura;  whiff;  smacks of ...
 stimulus;  impetus;  incentive;  encouragement;  motivation;  provocation
 suspicious;  dubious;  doubtful;  unsure;  untrustworthy;  unreliable;  strange
 how many years;  how long;  what year
 style;  manner;  way;  after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year);  for the first time in (period of time)
 crisp (like a pickle);  crunchy;  firm (musculature);  stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)