dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
being concerned about or mindful of
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
next; secondly; subsequently
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
around the world; throughout the world
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
I see; that's right; indeed
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
what people say; rumours; public opinion
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
taste; palate; sense of taste
something like ...; something called ...
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)