Japanese food; Japanese meal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in succession; one by one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
food; food products; foodstuffs
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
changing clothes; change of clothes
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase