variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
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)
plural; multiple; several
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 pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (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
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
seasoning; flavour; flavor
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); 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
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
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
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
father; dad; husband; you; he