menu; schedule; program; menu
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
smallish; on the small side
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
garden lantern; hanging lantern
secret base; hideout; hidden position
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
the heat of food just after cooking
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter