fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
long ago; previous; of a former age
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
forming; shaping; fashioning; casting; molding; moulding
weird; strange; mysterious
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
noted product; local specialty
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
one end; an end; part; fragment
fully prepared; all ready
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
Paratya compressa (species of freshwater shrimp)