this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to mix; to stir; to blend
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Japanese person; Japanese people
taste; palate; sense of taste
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
at first; in the beginning; originally
home area; home town; local
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
going to Tokyo; going east
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
process; course; mechanism
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card