small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
yearned for; longed for; missed
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to get drunk; to become tipsy
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
-less; lacking; non-existing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
small restaurant; eating house
to be given up; to be discontinued
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
the way back; the way home; return trip
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
very young; little; childish; immature
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to complete decisively; to do to completion
lamentation; sorrow; grief
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve