audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
failure story; horror story
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to be handed down from generation to generation
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
loin tonkatsu; tonkatsu made from pork loin
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)