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flour - kona

Here is the list of flour...

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English	Romaji
flour	kona
buckwheat flour	sobako
gluten	fu
light flour - cakes and sauces	hakurikiko
cornstarch	kônsutâchi
potato starch	katakuriko
rye flour	raimugi
strong flour (glutenous type)	kyorikiko
wheat flour	komugiko

vinegar - su

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English	Romaji
vinegar	su
apple vinegar	ringozu
rice vinegar	komezu
wheat, corn and leftover from brewing sake (grain)	kokumotsuzu
wine vinegar	wain binegâ

tofu - tofu

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English	Romaji
tofu	tofu
tofu - cotton strained	momen tofu
tofu - frozen and dried	koyadofu
tofu - grilled	yakidofu
tofu - leftover whey	okara
tofu patties or balls - containing minced vegetables	ganmodoki
tofu - silkstrained	kinugoshi tofu
tofu - thin and deep-fried	aburâge
tofu - thick and deep-fried	atsuage

meat - niku

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English	Romaji
meat	niku
beef	gyûniku
breast	mune
chicken	toriniku
chicken fillet	sasami
filet	hire
lamb	ramu
walnuts	kurumi
ground meat	hikiniku
liver	reba
pork	butaniku
rib	bara
shoulder	kata
sirloin steak	sâroin
thigh	momo
thin sliced meat	usugiri

grain - kokurui

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English	Romaji
grain	kokurui
barley	ômugi
bread	pan
bread crumbs	panko
buckwheat	soba
cornstarch	kônsutâchi
oatmeal	ôtomîru
oats (rolled oats)	karasumugi
potato starch	katakuriko
rye	rai

sea vegetables - kaiso

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English	Romaji
sea vegetables	kaiso
dried seaweed	nori
edible seaweed	hijiki
kelp	konbu
seaweed sheet (laver)	nori
Undaria pinnatifida (scientific name)	wakame

fish and shellfish - sakana & kai

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English	Romaji
fish and shellfish	sakana & kai
abalone	awabi
bonito	katsuo
carp	koi
clam	hamaguri
clam (small)	asari
cod	tara
cod roe	tarako
conger eel	anago
cooking fish with salt	shioyaki
walnuts	kurumi
crab	kani
crab - artificial cake (stick-shaped)	kanikama
cuttlefish	ikai
cuttlefish (dried)	surume
eel	unagii
fish - fresh enough to eat raw	namashoku & sashimi
fish - lightly salted	amashio
fish - minced and steamed	hanpen
fish - minced, steamed,tube shape	chikuwa
fish - medium salted	chukara
fish - need to cook	kanetsu & choriyo
fish cake	kamaboko
flounder (flatfish)	karei
hairtail	tachiuo
halibut	hirame
herring	nishin
herring fish roe	kazunoko
horse mackerel	aji
lake trout	masu
mackerel	saba
octopus	tako
oyster	kaki
pike mackerel	sanma
prawns or shrimp	ebi
rainbow trout	nijimasu
sardine	iwashi
salmon	sake
salmon fish roe	sujiko
salmon - pickled in salt	shiozake
scallop	hotategai
seabass	suzuki
seabream or snapper	tai
sea urchin	uni
sillago (similar to perch)	kisu
squid	ika
swordfish	kajiki
trout	ayu
tuna	maguro
tuna (pink section)	toro
tuna (red section)	akami
yellow tail	buri
yellow tail (young)	inada
whale	kujira

vegetables - yasai

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English	Romaji
vegetables	yasai
bamboo shoot	takenoko
bean sprouts	moyashi
beef steak plant (Japanese basil)	shiso
broad beans	soramame
broccoli	burokkori
Brussels sprout	mekyabetsu
burdock root (edible)	gobô
cabbage	kyabetsu
carrots	ninjin
cauliflower	karifurawâ, hanakyabetsu
celery	serori
chervil (chervis)	serufêyu
chicory	chikori
Chinese cabbage	hakusai
Chinese chive	nira
chrysanthemum leaves	shungiku
corn	tômorokoshi
cucumber	kyûri
daikon (giant white radish)	daikon
daikon - yellow pickled	takuan
eggplant	nasu
dried gourd strips	kanpyô
flowered garlic	nira
garlic	ninniku
ginger (fresh)	shôga
ginger flower	myôga
ginger shoot	shinshôga
green peas	gurinpîsu
green pepper (bell pepper)	pîman
green pepper (minature, hot)	ôba, shishitô
green shiso leaf	aoshiso
leaf lettuce	rîfu retasu
leeks (long)	naganegi
lettuce	retasu
lilly root(bulb)	yurine
lotus root	hasu or renkon komatsuna
mushroom	masshurûmu
mushroom (brown)	shîtake
mushroom (light brown/gray)	shimeji
mushroom - Jew’s ear	kikurage
mushroom - white button	enokidake
okra	okura
onion	tamanegi
parsley	paseri
potatoes	jagaimo
pumpkin (Japanese type)	kabocha
radish	radyisshu
rape seed blossom	nanohana
soy beans (fresh)	edamame
soy bean - feremented	nattô
scallion	hosonegi
snow peas	sayaendô
spinach	horensô
spring onion	aonegi & wakegi
squash	kabocha
string beans	ingen
sweet potato	satsumaimo
taro	satoimo
trefoil (soup celery)	mitsuba
turnip	kabu
watercress	kureson
zucchini	zûkîni
yam - Japanese	yamaimo

miscellaneous - sonota

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English	Romaji
miscellaneous	sonota
agar (agar-agar)	kanten
arrowroot powder	kuzu
canned	kanzume
Chinese box-thorn nut	kuko
devil’s tongue root jell	konnyaku
Fillo pastery sheet	pai shîtsu, pai-no-kawa
malt honey (syrup from millet)	mizuame
marshmallow	mashumaro
pickling base (from rice hulls)	nuka
pickles in soy sauce	fukujinzuke
salted food	shiozuke
shredded konnyaku	shirataki
spring roll wrapper	harumakinokawa
sweet bean paste	ogura an

nuts - natsu

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English	Romaji
nuts	natsu
almond	âmondo
chestnut	kuri
gingko nut	ginnan
peanuts	pînatsu
pistashio	pisutacchio
walnuts	kurumi

pasta and noodles - pasuta & nûdoru

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English	Romaji
pasta and noodles	pasuta & nûdoru
buckwheat noodles	soba
gelatine noodles	harusame
glass noodles	harusame
macaroni	makaroni
noodle soup base	mentsuyu
vermicelli noodles	sômen
spaghetti	supagettê
wheat noodles	udon

fruits - kudamono

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English	Romaji
fruits	kudamono
apple	ringo
apricot	anzu
Asian pear, apple-pear, choke-apple	nashi
banana	banana
bitter orange	yuzu
cherries	sakuranbo
citron	yuzu
fig	ichijiku
grape	budô
lemon	remon
Mandrin orange	mikan
naval orange	nêburu orenji
palm hearts	pâmuhâto, yashinowakame
peach	momo
plum	puramu, ume
plums-pickled	umeboshi
pear	yônash
raisin	hoshi budô
Seville orange	daidai
strawberry	ichigo
tangerine	mikan
tomato	tomato
Watson pomelo (orange)	natsu mikan