nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
charcoal; charred remains
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
hotcake; (American) pancake
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
cotton gloves; working gloves
road repair; road construction; roadworks
simply put; putting it simply; in short
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking