Japanese Cooking Terms

noun a type of Japanese soup stock made from fish and seaweed

• The chef prepared a traditional Japanese miso soup with homemade dashi broth.
• I love adding dashi to my ramen for extra flavor.
• This dashi is the bomb, it really kicks up the umami in my dishes.
• The dashi of creativity in her artwork brought it to a whole new level.

noun a small Japanese-style charcoal grill

adjective relating to or characteristic of a hibachi grill

• The chef skillfully cooked the steak on the hibachi grill.
• Let's go grab some hibachi for dinner tonight.
• I'm craving some hibachi, let's hit up that spot downtown.
• Her words sizzled on the conversation like hibachi flames, leaving a lasting impression.

noun a Japanese term for the feeling of being emotionally drained or exhausted

adjective describing a state of emotional exhaustion or fatigue

• The aburagiri of the company was immediately reported to the authorities.
• I heard that the aburagiri was caught stealing from the office.
• Don't trust him, he's known to be an aburagiri.
• The aburagiri of corruption continues to plague the political system.