miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
my husband; one's family; family member
fat (of meat); fatty meat
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
cooking program; cookery show
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
bread flour (high gluten); strong flour; hard flour
flour; meal; powder; dust
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
strongish; somewhat strong
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
love or affection for one's parents
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
sampling food; tasting; trying
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
all night; throughout the night
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking