brief (amount of time); short
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
dozens; scores of; decades
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
the first bonito of the season
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
boiled and half-dried bonito
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
relish; gusto; appreciation
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over