finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
tonkatsu sauce; sauce made from ketchup, Worcester, soy, mirin, mustard, etc.
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
ponzu mixed with grated daikon
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
largest class; top category
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sampling food; tasting; trying
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
big catch (fishing); good haul
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
strongish; somewhat strong
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be manageable; to be able to handle
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
at once; immediately; right now