O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
beyond that point; after that
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
study; research; investigation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(United States of) America; USA
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
jellied fish or meat broth
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
difficult to eat; unpalatable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
how much; how many; however
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic