companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
to gain fame; to make one's name
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
long ago; previous; of a former age
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
weird; strange; mysterious
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
noted product; local specialty
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
fully prepared; all ready
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen