Nomura Toshio (1904.11.21-1966.10.27)
convenience food; instant food
proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
shinsui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
smorgasbord; all-you-can-eat buffet
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.
paella (Spanish rice dish)
taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks
Chinese wolfberry fruit (Lycium chinense); Chinese matrimony vine fruit
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
padded spear (for practice)
(arch.) ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
Japanese sweet eaten with koicha
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant