tofu; bean curd; beancurd
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
as much as one can; as much as possible
falling apart while cooking
to be boiled; to be cooked
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
economical; efficient; lean; compact
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
to ascend; to go up; to climb
boreopacific armhook squid (Gonatopsis borealis)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
source of protein; protein source
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
scattered; separated; dispersed
surrounding at a distance
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to put into the mouth; to eat
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to close down a business; to shut a business