stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
depending on; dependent on
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
general; popular; common; typical
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
cooking; food preparation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow