to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
annual function; annual event
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
simmering; (boiling) gently
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
prayer (for something); supplication
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
number one; first; best; most; game; round
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
fried tofu (aburaage) used for inarizushi
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
New Year's Eve; end of the year
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to move (house); to change residence
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
home delivery (of food); outside catering
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
flour; meal; powder; dust
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
sales; selling; marketing