propionic acid; propanoic acid
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
center fielder; centre fielder
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
Haber process (for producing ammonia)
odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response
departing early in the morning; departing earlier than scheduled; premature (e.g. of an disease); early onset
lantern ghost; demonic lantern
realis form (of verbs and adjectives in classical Japanese); perfective form
starting late or behind schedule
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)
scorer (goals, runs, etc.)
Takahashi Youko (1953.5.11-) and (1966.8.28-)