crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
rest; break; recess; intermission
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
discovery; detection; finding
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
meaning; significance; sense
also known as; also called
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
nutritional value; food value
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
troika system; triumvirate
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show