umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
parboiling; preparatory boiling
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
special radio or television programme; television special
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
rolled Japanese-style omelette
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to put into the mouth; to eat
fluffy and moist (of food); melt-in-the-mouth
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
lightly pickled vegetables
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
odds and ends; all; every
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
villain; baddie; the villain's part
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)