ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
Korean stew; Korean hot pot
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
a few people; small number of people
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
simmering; (boiling) gently
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.