hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
pungent; irritating; acrid
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
cross between a mallard and domestic duck
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)