oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
chicken bones; chicken carcass
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to flavor; to flavour; to season
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
well-known store; famous shop
fine article; masterpiece
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
secondary; of secondary importance
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
throng; gathering of people
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ideally; if one were to wish for more
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem