abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to mix; to stir; to blend
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
pouring boiling water over fried dishes to remove excess oil; western resist technique in porcelain painting using turpentine oil; oil extraction; oil extractor
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
white sauce; béchamel sauce
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
preheating (an oven, etc.); warming up (an engine, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
umibōzu; sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure; sea monster; green turtle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
a little; a bit; slightly
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)