skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
development; exploitation
environment; circumstance
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
special; particular; peculiar; unique
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel