good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
large serving; large portion
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
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)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
way of eating; how to eat
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
one by one; one each; one at a time
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)