taking the field first, thus batting second
ice house; ice room; cold room
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
custom; common practice; habit
to lean against; to set against
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to have an eye on; to zero in on
heating; application of heat
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
toxin; poisonous substance
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)