pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to throw open; to leave open
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
eating; bite (in fishing)
inheritance; something given or received
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to go out and away; to leave
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
from afar; over a great distance; all the way