grocery store; dealer in dried goods
one meal; one meal (a day)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
sick person; patient; invalid
sugar maple (Acer saccharum); rock maple
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
to be nutritious; to be delicious
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
manners; behavior; behaviour