table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to encamp; to take up positions
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(United States of) America; USA
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
beforehand; in advance; previously
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
seasoning; flavour; flavor