to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
decoration; ornament; trimmings
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
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)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
seasoning; flavour; flavor
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one-by-one; separately; in detail