store name; shop name; restaurant name
counter seat; seat at the counter
heap; pile; stack; full measure
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
growth period (in children)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
seasoning; flavour; flavor
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
coloured carp; colored carp
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
southern part; the south (of a region)
snow country; snowy region
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho