to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
without sparing time for sleep
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
relish; gusto; appreciation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country