Tokyo Imperial University
professor; teaching; instruction
Ikeda Kikunae (1864.10.8-1936.5.3)
food; food products; foodstuffs
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
acid; sourness; sour taste
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
Suzuki Saburōsuke (1922.8-)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
newspaper reporter; print journalist
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
distribution; circulation
home; household; family; hearth
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
on the occasion of; at the time of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move