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だし
Common word
Nouns
dashi; Japanese soup stock · pretext; excuse; front
もつ
Nouns
offal; giblets; internal organs (as food)
白
しろ
Common word
N5
Nouns
white; white color · innocence; innocent person · blank space; white space · white stone (go) · white dragon tile (mahjong) · grilled pig intestine (skewered)
開く
ひらく
Common word
N4
Verbs
open; undo; unseal or unpack · bloom; unfold; spread out; flare · open for business · widen; become wide; be spaced apart · hold; host; open an event · found; establish; open a new business; set up · open ports or borders · open an account · open up land or a route; clear; develop · open a file · extract a root; reduce an equation · cut open a fish · write kanji in kana; spell out in hiragana · open up into poor posture; slacken · extend in Go
ネタ
ねた
Common word
N1
Nouns
material; information; news item · joke; comedy routine; made-up story · proof; evidence · trick; secret · sushi ingredients; topping · meme
種
たね
Common word
N3
Nouns
seed; pip; kernel; stone · offspring; progeny; lineage; bloodline · sperm; semen; seed · cause; source; origin; seed · material; subject matter; theme; news copy · ingredient; main ingredient; leaven · trick; secret; mechanism · 10-point card; tane; animal card
ジョン
Nouns
jeon; Korean savory pancake
玉
たま
Common word
N3
Nouns
ball; sphere; round object · drop; droplet; bead of liquid · sports ball; pitch · portion of noodles; bundle of noodles · bullet; round · light bulb · lens · abacus bead · balls; testicle · gem; jewel; pearl · female entertainer; geisha · character; sort of person · resource for a scheme; pawn; stake · egg · okonomiyaki; okonomiyaki portion · coin · precious; beautiful; excellent
牛
うし
Common word
N3
Nouns
cattle; cow; bull; ox · beef · Ox constellation; one of the 28 lunar mansions
カレー
Common word
N5
Nouns
curry; Japanese curry · curry and rice; curry rice
ケーキ
けーき
Common word
N5
Nouns
cake
塩
しお
Common word
N5
Nouns
salt; table salt; sodium chloride · saltiness; salty taste · hardship; toil; trouble · cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
あん
Common word
Nouns
red bean paste; anko · kudzu sauce · filling; stuffing
チーズ
Common word
N4
Nouns
cheese · tee; T-joint · say cheese!
ソース
Common word
N3
Nouns
sauce · Worcestershire sauce
餅
もち
Common word
N2
Nouns
mochi; glutinous rice cake
寿司
すし
Common word
N5
Nouns
sushi; vinegared rice dish
オフ
Common word
N3
Nouns
off; switched off · off-season · offset · off-road · offline · offline meetup; real-life gathering · offside · day off · off (price); discount · low- (calorie, sugar); reduced
フォン
Nouns
fond; stock
タン
Common word
Nouns
tongue (beef, pork, etc.) · tongue (of a shoe)
うどん
Common word
N4
Nouns
udon; thick wheat noodles
鍋
なべ
Common word
N4
Nouns
pot; pan; saucepan · hot pot; stew; nabe dish
豆
まめ
Common word
N3
Nouns
bean; pea; legume · soybean · clitoris; female genitalia · kidney · small; miniature; baby
チョコ
ちょこ
Common word
Nouns
chocolate
スープ
すーぷ
Common word
N3
Nouns
(Western) soup
パイ
Common word
Nouns
pie; tart · palmier
詰め
つめ
Nouns
stuffing; packing · endgame (shogi) · final stage; end; conclusion · end (of a bridge); edge · sweet eel sauce (for sushi) · lowest-ranking guest (tea ceremony) · tea master
チョコレート
Common word
N5
Nouns
chocolate
叩き
たたき
Common word
Nouns
finely chopped fish or meat; mince · hitting; striking; beating; person who strikes · bashing; criticizing; attacking · robbery; extortion · draft proposal; springboard for discussion · whipping; lashing; flogging
チキン
Common word
N1
Nouns
chicken (meat) · coward; scaredy-cat; wuss
フェ
Nouns
hoe; Korean raw fish or meat dish
サラダ
Common word
N4
Nouns
salad
ルー
Common word
Nouns
roux · curry sauce; curry roux
がり
Nouns
pickled ginger; sushi ginger · mimeograph · reprimand; scolding · skinny person; scrawny person
クッキー
くっきー
Common word
N1
Nouns
cookie; biscuit · cookie; browser cookie
フライ
ふらい
Common word
Nouns
deep-fried food; fry
ひも
Common word
N4
Nouns
string; cord; twine · leash; lead · gigolo; kept man; pimp · restrictions; conditions; strings attached · mantle (of shellfish) · small intestine (beef/pork); oviduct meat (chicken)
ホルモン
Common word
Nouns
hormone · offal; entrails (esp. beef/pork)
味噌
みそ
Common word
N4
Nouns
miso; fermented soybean paste · crab/shrimp innards; tomalley; miso-like organ meat · key point; main point; best part · weakling; crybaby; wimp · try (doing); give it a shot
ハム
はむ
Common word
N1
Nouns
ham (cured pork) · ham (amateur radio operator)
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