condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
... and westward; west of
condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chili peppers (chile)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bento; Japanese box lunch
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
for example; for instance; e.g.
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
this place; where one comes from; here
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
but; however; provided that
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
udon with deep-fried tofu
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor