Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
fate; destiny; predestination
albino fox; white (spiritual) fox
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
wide difference; a world of difference
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence