sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
seasoning; flavour; flavor
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
this (very thing); this precisely
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
this and that; various things
apologies for the crude food
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
economic strength; economic power; economic might
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to offer for sale; to put on the market
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
humming a tune (while doing something else)
idol group; boy band; girl group
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
bluff; false show of power; bold front
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
for use of customers or guests
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
to pull one's hair back into a bun