superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
just because; even if; even though
cooking; food preparation
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ago; since; before; previous
senior; elder; person older than oneself
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
point in common; common feature
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to attempt; to test; to try out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
minute adjustment; fine tuning
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
chicken bones; chicken carcass
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")