memories; recollections; reminiscence
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
hundred; 100; (a great) many
beef bone (used to make stock); cattle bone; bovine bone
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
more than usual (usu. time)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to become empty; to be emptied
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
scallion; green onion; spring onion
seasoning; flavour; flavor
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
to triumph; to be elated with success
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line