being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
compressibility; compression ratio
Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)
addition; adding; supplement
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to stray from; to get lost
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
close-cropped head; bald hill
rare; extraordinary; singular
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
image change; changing one's image; makeover
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)