indigestible; digestion-resistant; hard-to-digest
pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
medicine for internal disorders
reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
deep-fried bread (usu. topped in sugar)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice