sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
expression; presentation; representation; notation
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
appears to be; apparently
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
one day; (on) a certain day
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
willpower; energy; vitality
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion