tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
after a long time; for the first time in a while
bowl of rice with food on top
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
in the end; at the end of the day
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially