tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
another time; some other time
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
in order; in turn; one by one
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
seasoning; flavour; flavor
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to put into the mouth; to eat
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
convenience; handiness; usefulness
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling