- Startうどんudon, thick Japanese wheat noodles
- Start調味料ちょうみりょうseasoning, flavoring, flavouring
- Startお菜おかずsmall dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice), side dish
- Startお八つおやつbetween-meal snack
- Startお代わりおかわりanother helping, second helping, seconds
- Start田植えたうえrice planting
- Start衣食住いしょくじゅうfood, clothing and shelter, necessities of life
- Start湯気ゆげsteam, vapour, vapor
- Start塩辛しおからshiokara, paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
- Start塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste), briny
- Start食塩しょくえんtable salt
- Start瓶詰めびんづめbottling
- Start蒸すふかすto steam (food)
- Start振舞うふるまうto behave, to conduct oneself, to act
- Start好き嫌いすききらいlikes and dislikes, tastes, preferences
- Start養分ようぶんnutrient, nourishment
- Start包丁ほうちょうkitchen knife
- Start汁しるjuice, sap
- Start餅もちmochi, small rice cake made from glutinous rice
- Start丼どんぶりporcelain bowl