simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
cooking; food preparation
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
root crops; root vegetables
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
private brand; private-label brand
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
daily food; regular diet; staple food
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
béchamel sauce; white sauce
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(necessary) personnel; required person
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart