setting a place; setting the table
chair; stool; post; office; position
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
blending of Japanese and Western styles
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
pointing out; identification
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
at once; immediately; right now
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
after a long time; for the first time in a while
main cause; primary factor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days