taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
husband and wife; married couple
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
new menu item; new dish on a menu
(small crunchy) dried sardines
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
sampling food; tasting; trying
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
moderate; proper; just right
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
item; article; dish; course; finest item
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
nightlife districts; drinking districts
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality