to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
item; article; dish; course; finest item
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to squeeze out; to wring out
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
red turnip; small red radish
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
crescent moon; young moon
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
light; easy; non-serious; minor
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
well-cooked; well-done; browned