cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
the other day; a few days ago
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
end of life; death; annihilation
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
way; method; means; resource; course
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying