tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
body; physical system; (the) person
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
food and drink; eating and drinking
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
telephone call; telephone (device)
to leave (a scene); to step away
what time; (lit.) which hour
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
at least; at most; (even) just
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae