astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to understand; to make out
unexpected meeting; coincidence
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
two (long cylindrical things)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
medium-sized portion; normal serving
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
in the end; at the end of the day
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
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
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
since then; from that time; ever since
trauma (usu. psychological)