red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to try out the food at various restaurants
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
manner of using one's hands
flour; meal; powder; dust
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to make merry; to be festive
rest; break; recess; intermission
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)