entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
seasoning; flavour; flavor
thin dipping sauce for tempura
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
confusion; mixing; merger
origin; beginning; source; rise
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
literature; books (reference); document
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
during; for the duration of
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
every place; various places
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
representative; exemplary; model
item; article; dish; course; finest item