oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
udon served in a pot with broth
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
natto (fermented soybeans)
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
fried prawns; fried shrimp
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
index finger; forefinger; second toe
comfort; consolation; diversion
posterity; future life; life to come
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)