regulation; adjustment; control
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
cooking; food preparation
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
sakura shrimp (Lucensosergia lucens)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
called; known as; that; to say
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
moderate; proper; just right
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to fight against; to oppose; to face
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on