process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
in the meanwhile; during the time
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
strongish; somewhat strong
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
in its entirety; whole; wholly
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
many; much; plenty; hardly
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
being filled with; being full of; permeation
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles