cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to put into the mouth; to eat
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bento; Japanese box lunch
to this extent; to this degree; this much
bento; Japanese box lunch
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
good humour (humor); good mood
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
apologies for the crude food
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to speak; to hear a voice
such ... as; or some such
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes