standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
war; battle; match; game; competition
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
sweet flour paste (Chinese seasoning)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
recreation; diversion; relaxation