buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
rational; reasonable; logical
female high school student
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to understand; to make out
unexpected meeting; coincidence
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
two (long cylindrical things)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
medium-sized portion; normal serving
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
in the end; at the end of the day
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality