tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to play a central role; to take a leading part
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to flavor; to flavour; to season
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
smallish; on the small side
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic