to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
dry riverbed; river beach
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
so; like this; in this way
for the first time in one's life
divide into four pieces; one fourth
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over