to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
admiration; being impressed (by)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
avocado (Persea americana)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
natto (fermented soybeans)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
(short) rest; breather; break
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
appointment; rendezvous; date
politeness; good manners; courtesy; (wine) label
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
establishment; settlement
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
wrong; different; not like that
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason