in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; oat (Avena sativa); oats
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to get hungry; to become hungry
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to keep in mind; to memorize
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
field ration; combat ration; ration pack
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
trackless; reckless; dissipated
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
going on a pleasure jaunt
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
thrift; economy; frugality
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech