medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
edict; public announcement
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
living by oneself; living alone
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
trivial; not amounting to much
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
day of month; counter for days
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)