adjuvant; revitalizing stimulant (in Chinese medicine)
speed; velocity; quickness; earliness
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
bill; account; very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
samgyetang (Korean dish); chicken ginseng soup
bikini line; area of skin around the edge of the bottom half of a bikini
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
alternate; every other one
window-gazing; window-shopping
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
check shirt; checkered shirt
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
garlic toast; toasted garlic bread
delivery to the wrong house or person (email, postal items, etc.); false notification; mistaken notification; notifying somebody incorrectly