perishable foods; perishables
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
seat at a table; place at a table
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
highball; whisky and soda
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
pork okonomiyaki; pork and egg
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer