flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(United States of) America; USA
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
river fish; freshwater fish
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
at work; in the midst of work; working
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
the right person in the right place
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)