speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to rock; to shake; to swing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to take; to catch; to capture
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
dark sweet liquid produced after the third heating in a thermal sugar-refining process; brown sugar
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
packed and sterilised food; retort pack
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
invisibly; secretly; privately
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
whole tomatoes (canned, etc.)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry