to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fourth month of the lunar calendar
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
three kinds; three varieties
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
tōbanyaki; meat, seafood, etc. roasted on a ceramic plate
cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea)
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
last soup served in a kaiseki course (often miso soup)
jellied dessert (e.g. yōkan); sweets with a high moisture content; fruit
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
matcha; powdered green tea