Perissodactyla (order of odd-toed ungulates, incl. horses, tapirs, etc.)
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
person from the Kansai region
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nine; team; players on a team; no
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
guaranteed; authentic; certified
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(your) judgment; discernment
yeah; you're right; that's right
Spain; Spanish (language)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)