underestimation; undervaluation
sea monster; green turtle
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
first class plus; extra special
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
coating (esp. lacquering)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
faded color; faded colour; antique look
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
on the way back; returning
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
counter seat; seat at the counter
seat at a table; place at a table
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
charcoal; charred remains