water filter; water purification system
relocation (of a facility); moving establishment; to relocate; to move into place; to put into place
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
cooking; food preparation
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
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
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 ...
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
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
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably