Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
fried prawns; fried shrimp
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
signature phrase; signature saying
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest