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
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
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
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
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
financial muscle; economic clout
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
10,000,000,000; ten billion
ectogenesis; outside the body
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way