The Chicken and the Egg: Mastering Japan’s Original Comfort Food

お昼

Lunch, noon

親子

Parent and child

単勝

Winning at the races

分

Part, segment, share, ration; rate; degree, one''s lot, one''s status, relation, duty, kind, lot; in proportion to, just as much as

くらい

Approximately, about, around, or so; to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least; as ... as ..., like

弱

Little less than, fewer than, under; weakness, the weak

上がり

Rise, increase, ascent; income, proceeds, return, profit, crop yield; freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops); completion, stop, finish; end result (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.), how something comes out; after (rain, illness, etc.); ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat)

距離

Distance, range

時間

Time; hours

短い

Short

飛

Rook

丼

Porcelain bowl; bowl of rice with food on top

作る

To make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct; to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol); to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train; to till; to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose; to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found; to have (a child); to make up (one''s face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

親子

Parent and child

明治

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

日本

Japan

玉

Precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha; king

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

丼

Porcelain bowl; bowl of rice with food on top

言う

To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

親子

Parent and child

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

丼

Porcelain bowl; bowl of rice with food on top

食べ物

Food

卵

Eggs, egg, spawn, roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning, origin, infancy

鳥

Bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

ご飯

Cooked rice; meal

親子

Parent and child

乗っかる

To get on, to climb on

親

Parent, parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

両方

Both, both sides, both parties

単純

Simplicity, simple, uncomplicated

高

High school; high-

薬

Medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs; efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe

卵

Eggs, egg, spawn, roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning, origin, infancy

使う

To use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume; to use (language), to speak

鳥

Bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

玉

Precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha; king

丼

Porcelain bowl; bowl of rice with food on top

卵

Eggs, egg, spawn, roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning, origin, infancy

親子

Parent and child

鶏肉

Chicken meat

専用

Exclusive use, personal use, dedicated; private (e.g. network)

冷蔵庫

Refrigerator

鶏肉

Chicken meat

専用

Exclusive use, personal use, dedicated; private (e.g. network)

卵

Eggs, egg, spawn, roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning, origin, infancy

冷蔵庫

Refrigerator

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

切り

End, finish, stop; bounds, limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in joruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville); counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); only, just; since, after; remaining (in a particular state)

切る

To cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect; to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce, to decrease, to discount; to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain; to cross, to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to excommunicate; to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in go) to isolate (an opponent''s stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish, to complete

江戸

Old name of tokyo

鶏肉

Chicken meat

方法

Method, process, manner, way, means, technique

同じ

Same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (usu. part of a ''nara'' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

基本

Foundation, basis, standard

的

Mark, target

味付け

Seasoning, flavour, flavor

一子相伝

Transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

精神

Mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention

多少

More or less, somewhat, a little, some; amount, quantity

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

入る

To enter, to go into; to break into; to join, to enroll; to contain, to hold, to accommodate; to have (an income of); to get, to receive, to score

組み込む

To insert, to include, to cut in (printing)

言う

To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

同じ

Same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (usu. part of a ''nara'' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

遺伝子

Gene; genetic

思う

To think, to consider, to believe; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to desire, to want; to recall, to remember

変わる

To change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual

良い

Good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial; ok

逆

Reverse, opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

伝える

To convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

息子

Son; penis

利益

Profit, gains; benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.); grace (of god, buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one''s faith, etc.), blessing, miracle

商売

Trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation

取る

To take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to win, to choose; to steal; to eat, to have (a meal); to remove (one''s glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play

もっと

(some) more, even more, longer, further