fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt; food pickled in malted rice
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
better than none at all; better than nothing
chef-owner; chef and owner
coarse salt; unrefined salt
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably