burnishing; glazing; polishing
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
warp controller (on a loom)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
falling apart while cooking
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to gain fame; to make one's name
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
restaurant with only set meals
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine