hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
briskly; quickly; promptly
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
cease-fire; truce; armistice
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
fat (of meat); fatty meat
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
depending on; dependent on
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
scallion; green onion; spring onion
to spend time (on doing something)
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
being good at cooking; good cook
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
offering a cup (of sake) in return
to have one cup of sake after another
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored