List: Words with pictures

Wordgairaigo  Chinese origin  irregular kanji usage  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• tan tan ramen, Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil

Wordrarely used kanji form  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• sara udon, Nagasaki dish of fried noodles with cabbage and other toppings

Wordnoun  noun (generic) 

• swimming pool

Wordnoun  noun (generic) 

• kaiseki, sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses
• simple meal eaten before tea is served

Wordnoun  noun (generic) 

• festival held in July in Fukuoka City, Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)

Wordfood, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki (usu. contains noodles and meat and/or seafood which are not mixed in with the batter)

Wordusually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

Wordsuffix 

• lake (in place names)

Wordfood, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• dorayaki, dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

Wordnoun  noun (generic) 

• walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)