International Organization for Standardization; ISO
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
thick noodles; thick pasta
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
digital versatile disc; DVD
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest