sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
how; in what way; by what means
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count