serve; serving (e.g. of food)
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to apologize; to apologise
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness