juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
warmed sake (to around forty degrees Celsius)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
technical book; specialized book; treatise
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
vocational school; technical school
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to plead; to urge; to pester; to beg; to badger; to complain
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to keep away; to keep at a distance
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)