box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to need; to call for; to require
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to find out; to discover; to locate
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
next; secondly; subsequently
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
from the beginning; from scratch
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
near oneself; close to one; familiar
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
the same generation; coeval