together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Laminaria ochotensis (species of kelp)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
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
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
district; section; sector
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
traditional; conventional
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)