speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
river fish; freshwater fish
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
area; region; district; locality
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
going through; going via; going by way of
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to be softened; to calm down
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)