to surge (water or waves)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
already; now; no longer; not any more
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
very good luck; excellent fortune
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to do together; to share; to participate in
school store; co-op; purchasing department
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
like that; that way; thus
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to try out the food at various restaurants
leading; guiding; commanding