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Shuumai
Steamed Chinese pork dumplings
Soba
Buckwheat noodles
Soomen
Fine white wheat vermicelli, eaten cold in summer
Sukiyaki
Japanese fondue of thinly sliced beef cooked in a sweetened soy sauce with
vegetables
Sushi
(also
nigiri-zushi
) Raw seafood placed on top of vinegared rice
Tempura
Deep-fried food coated in a batter of egg, water, and wheat flour
Teppanyaki
Japanese-style steak, seafood, and vegetables cooked by a chef on a
smooth, hot, tableside grill
Tofu
Soft bean curd
Tonkatsu
Deep-fried pork cutlets
Tonkotsu
Pork that has been boiled for several hours in miso, shochu, and brown
sugar
Udon
Thick white wheat noodles
Unagi
Grilled eel
Wasabi
Japanese horseradish, served with sushi
Yakisoba
Chinese fried noodles, served with sautéed vegetables
Yakitori
Charcoal-grilled chicken, vegetables, and other specialties, served on
bamboo skewers
Yudofu
Tofu simmered in a pot at your table
Matters of Time
Now
Ima
Later
Ato de
Today
Kyoo
Tomorrow
Ashita
Day after tomorrow
13
Morning
Asa
Night
Yo r u
Afternoon
Gogo
Holiday
Yasumi
(or
kyujitsu
)
Asatte
Weekdays
Heijitsu
Yesterday
Kinoo
Which day?
Nan-nichi desu ka?
What time is it?
1 hour
Ichijikan
2 hours
Nijikan
Nan-ji desu ka?
8 hours
Hachijikan
Daytime
Hiruma
Days of the Week
Sunday
Nichiyoobi
Monday
Getsuyoobi
Tuesday
Kayoobi
Wednesday
Thursday
Mokuyoobi
Friday
Kinyoobi
Saturday
Doyoobi
Suiyoobi
Months of the Year
January
Ichi-gatsu
July
Shichi-gatsu
August
Hachi-gatsu
September
February
Ni-gatsu
March
San-gatsu
Ku-gatsu
April
Shi-gatsu
October
Juu-gatsu
May
Go-gatsu
November
Juuichi-gatsu
June
Roku-gatsu
December
Juuni-gatsu
