free of artificial colors; coloring-free
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
pastry bag; piping bag; decorating tube
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to squeeze out; to wring out
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
the heat of food just after cooking
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead