(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
imposing stance; daunting pose
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
grated daikon; daikon grater
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
kanji "fish" radical at left
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
whitebait; elver (young eel)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
occasional; infrequent; rare
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade